Man United confirm fresh Kobbie Mainoo contract as disastrous exit for midfield star is avoided

Manchester United person announced that Kobbie Mainoo has signed a caller declaration with the 20-time English champions until the summertime of 2031.

Mainoo's aboriginal astatine Old Trafford had been successful terrible uncertainty nether Ruben Amorim, with the erstwhile Man United caput manager overlooking the England planetary for starts.

However, the 21-year-old was brought consecutive backmost into the starting XI pursuing Amorim's departure, and helium has been a captious subordinate for the Red Devils of late.

A caller declaration until the extremity of the 2030-31 run has present been confirmed.

Mainoo signs caller Man United declaration until June 2031

“Manchester United has ever been my home; this peculiar nine means everything to my family," Mainoo said successful a statement.

“I person grown up seeing the interaction that our nine has connected our city, and I relish the work that comes with wearing this shirt.

“From The Cliff, to Littleton Road, to Carrington and yet Old Trafford, the travel truthful acold has been incredible. I person the privilege of surviving my imagination each azygous day, with the aforesaid relentless tendency to win present arsenic erstwhile I joined my archetypal grooming league astatine the property of six.

“We tin each consciousness the momentum gathering wrong the club. I americium determined to measurement up and play my relation successful helping Manchester United to regularly combat for large trophies successful the years ahead.”

Meanwhile, Man United's manager of shot Jason Wilcox said: “Kobbie is 1 of the astir people talented young footballers successful the world.

“His method ability, dedicated professionalism and humble property marque him the cleanable relation exemplary for our young players and a existent recognition to our outstanding Academy system.

Wilcox brands Mainoo "one of the astir people talented young footballers successful the world"

“We are delighted that Kobbie has extended his enactment present and person afloat assurance that helium volition make into 1 of the champion players successful the world, acceptable to play a pivotal relation successful a Manchester United squad challenging for the biggest honours.”

Mainoo has travel up with 3 assists successful 26 appearances for Man United this season, portion helium is connected 7 goals and 5 assists successful 98 appearances successful each competitions for the club.

The midfielder is acceptable to walk the 100-mark successful presumption of appearances for Man United this term, portion helium is present astir definite of a spot successful the England squad for the 2026 World Cup owed to his caller form.

It would person been an implicit catastrophe for Man United to suffer Mainoo, but the midfielder's unhappiness nether Amorim led to him asking to depart connected indebtedness past summertime and again successful January.

Mainoo is the benignant of subordinate and quality that the Red Devils request to physique around, and helium could go 1 of the starring midfielders successful satellite shot for nine and state successful the coming years.

The Englishman's erstwhile woody had been owed to tally until June 2027, and his caller declaration is believed to person taken his wage up to astir £150,000 a week.