Overview
- Multiple outlets on Wednesday reported a verbal agreement to keep Mainoo at Old Trafford until 2031, with wages put at about £120,000 a week by the Mirror and up to £150,000 by The Sun, and no club announcement yet.
- Under interim manager Michael Carrick, Mainoo returned to the starting side and has become a regular next to Casemiro after being overlooked earlier in the season by Ruben Amorim.
- Manchester Evening News reported Thursday that United plan to recruit a true No. 6, potentially two midfielders, to fit with Mainoo’s style, with Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni cited as a profile they are monitoring and Casemiro expected to depart.
- Earlier in the campaign, the academy graduate asked for a loan that United blocked, and Chelsea were said to have monitored his situation during that period of limited minutes.
- Paul Pogba told Rio Ferdinand’s podcast that Mainoo should put playing time first, underscoring how his next step could shape his growth and long-term role for club and country.