Breaking: Manchester United Star Rewarded One-Year Contract Extension

Jan 17, 2017 at 7:31 PM

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Breaking: Manchester United Star Rewarded One-Year Contract Extension

Antonio Valencia will remain at Manchester United until 2018 after the club triggered the one-year extension clause in his contract.

The 31-year-old has become a key player at Old Trafford since joining from Wigan in 2009.


Valencia has established himself as Jose Mourinho’s first-choice right-back and now been rewarded with an extended stay at United.

United last week announced they had triggered the extension clause in midfielder Marouane Fellaini’s contract.

Valencia has made 23 appearances for United this term under Mourinho, who attempted to bring him to Real Madrid during his time in Spain.

“I tried to sign Antonio a number of years ago, when I was at Madrid,” Mourinho told MUTV in November.

“Even though he was not playing right-back at the time, I thought he could be phenomenal in that position. As it was, United told me ‘no chance!”’

He added: “I am not surprised by his form this season.

“He has been clean of injuries, save for an operation on his arm which did not keep him out for long, and I have also been able to keep him fresh by resting him in certain Europa League games.

“I think he is the right-back to give us the maximum we can in terms of our attacking football.”

The Ecuador international has impressed this season, making the right-back spot his own under Jose Mourinho. The 31-year-old last signed a new deal with the club back in 2014 before Louis van Gaal began his spell at the club.

Jose Mourinho has favoured Valencia over specialist right-back Matteo Darmian, who has had to settle for a place on the other side of United’s defence. Valencia broke his arm back in October but quickly returned to the first team, missing just three games for the Red Devils.

The Ecuadorian was exceptional even against Liverpool on Sunday, in what was a furiously paced encounter he bombarded Liverpool’s left-hand side all afternoon with a series of powerful runs forward.

He picked up his first assist since May after responding quickly to a Fellaini header that struck the post, squaring the ball for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to nod home with six minutes left.

 

 

 

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