Amorim confirms Man Utd will trigger Maguire’s contract extension | All Football

Ruben Amorim has confirmed that Manchester United will trigger Harry Maguire’s one-year contract extension.

Manchester United will trigger the one-year option in Harry Maguire’s contract at Old Trafford, with head coach Ruben Amorim calling on the former club captain to step up in a team ‘starved’ for leadership.

Amorim, who also revealed Amad Diallo is close to agreeing a new deal, spoke to Maguire at Carrington on Friday morning and confirmed he will extend the £190,000-a-week contract he signed after moving from Leicester City in 2019 for £80million. .

Maguire and Diallo would both become free agents in the summer if they do not sign new terms.

‘Amad is close, Harry Maguire is going to trigger our selection,’ said Amorim, who referred to the fact that Maguire was removed from the captaincy by former United manager Erik ten Hag.

‘I spoke to him this morning and I told him that he has to improve his game on the pitch. We need him a lot and he also has to improve as a leader. We all know the situation he had here but we’re going to happily trigger the option.

‘There are moments in a player’s career that are different and I think he coped very well with his struggles. When you look at our team, we are starving for leaders on the field.

‘He is a leader, he has to improve that part and he has to improve our game and we are happy to continue with him.

‘If you want to be a top team you have to be leaders and we have that in the dressing room but they have to step up. We also have many young children and this moment is very difficult. We can look at the table but you are still Manchester United.’

The midfielder has become a regular starter under Amorim after struggling for minutes under former boss Erik ten Hag.

The 31-year-old has been at the back in all three of United’s record-breaking Premier League defeats.