Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick has provided an update on contract matters at Old Trafford, saying Kobbie Mainoo is close to agreeing fresh terms while the club still needs to resolve a handful of expiring deals.<\/p>\n
On Mainoo, whose current contract runs until 2027, Carrick said: \u201cWe\u2019d like to think so, and it\u2019s getting closer, so we\u2019re positive with that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re calm with it, but we\u2019re positive with it, and time will tell how it goes. But at the moment, we are in a good place.\u201d United therefore have no immediate rush over Mainoo, but attention must turn to other players whose contracts end this summer.<\/p>\n
Casemiro\u2019s exit has already been confirmed. Decisions remain outstanding on goalkeeper Tom Heaton, left back Tyrell Malacia and on-loan winger Jadon Sancho. Sancho\u2019s deal is the only one of the three that includes a 12-month extension option.<\/p>\n
Carrick was clear there is work to do: \u201cI think coming to the summer, there\u2019s contracts, and there\u2019s all sorts of things that need to be sorted out, but at this stage, to that stage, it\u2019s not been sorted out just yet,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019ll cross that bridge a little bit further down the line, but it\u2019s great to have Harry sorted and clarity in that situation. Casemiro was a little bit before me really, so I wasn\u2019t particularly involved in that, but I think as time goes, everything ends up getting sorted out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just not at that stage where anything else is sorted just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heaton, who turns 40 later this week, has been a popular third-choice keeper since returning in 2021. He has played just three times since that return and has not featured since February 2023. A one-year extension could be on the cards for the veteran.<\/p>\n
Malacia arrived for around $17 million (\u00a315 million) in 2022 and provided reliable service in his debut year before a serious knee injury. Since the summer of 2023 he has logged just 323 minutes and a mixed loan spell with PSV Eindhoven did not reverse his downward trajectory. Offering him an extension would be an attempt to protect asset value, but the list of suitors is limited and keeping him could cost more than a sale would recover.<\/p>\n
The dilemma is more acute with Sancho, who cost $90 million (\u00a373 million). Accepting a significant loss on him would be damaging for United, and that is compounded by reports of wages as high as $400,000 (\u00a3300,000) per week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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