Man United confident of agreeing new long-term contract with Alejandro Garnacho

Manchester United are confident of agreeing a new long-term contract with Alejandro Garnacho, sources have advised ESPN.

Garnacho has a deal till 2024 with the choice of one other 12 months however a new settlement is being negotiated to replicate the 18-year-old’s fast growth since making his first workforce debut in April.

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His wage has elevated incrementally since his arrival from Atletico Madrid in 2020 however United imagine his standing as an everyday inside Erik ten Hag’s senior squad warrants contemporary phrases.

Negotiations have been ongoing for the reason that summer season however sources have advised ESPN {that a} new spherical of talks are scheduled. There is curiosity in Garnacho from Real Madrid however United are satisfied the ahead is eager to remain at Old Trafford after breaking into Ten Hag’s workforce.

He has made 15 appearances this season, scoring two objectives, and was named in Argentina’s provisional squad forward of the World Cup.

After coming off the bench to arrange Marcus Rashford’s winner in opposition to Manchester City on Saturday, Ten Hag mentioned the teen was nearly distinctive within the Premier League.

“He has a skill that I don’t see many players in the Premier League having, he beats players one on one,” the United supervisor mentioned.

“But he’s learnt in the last months about how to play in a team, how to live, how to do the right things in the week, how to have the right attitude on the training ground and you see how he’s acting as a team player and with his individual skills that can make the difference.

“Also for him it is to maintain going within the course of. It’s not performed. There is rather a lot to return. There is rather a lot of room for enchancment with him however he may also help, he can contribute on the very best stage already and I’m actually blissful.

“It’s a bonus for us as a club that you bring in young players and they can come not only into the squad but the team and I think that is a part of our project that has to contribute to our success.”