Manchester United are close to agreeing terms with both Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo over new, extended contracts at Old Trafford.
Both men have today been called up to Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the first time in 18 months.
Well-placed sources have told Sky Sports News that negotiations with each player are at an advanced stage, although there is no verbal agreement as yet, and more discussions are still to be had. Both sides are hopeful the paperwork could be signed within the next month.
Mainoo’s new deal, it is understood, includes a significant pay rise. His current contract was signed in 2023 when he was still 17 and United are keen for his new agreement to better reflect his progression in the last few seasons and his current status within the first team. The current proposal is for a five-year deal to run until 2031.
Maguire is 33-years-old, his current contract is due to expire at the end of this season, and as one of United’s highest-paid players, it isn’t yet decided what his new salary level will be, and how much of it will be performance-related. But both Maguire and the club are keen for him to remain at Old Trafford, where he has had a significant resurgence in form under Michael Carrick. A year’s extension with an option of a further year is being discussed.
The news for both Mainoo and Maguire signals a major turnaround for their fortunes at Old Trafford. Neither man was in previous head coach Ruben Amorim’s plans, and at the turn of the year, their mutual futures looked certain to be elsewhere. Since Carrick took over, both players have featured in each of the nine Premier League matches on United’s fixture list, and both have become among the first names on the team sheet.
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