Overview
- Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano says talks have reached the final stages, with the club very optimistic of an agreement.
- The proposed contract runs to 2031 as a five-year deal with an optional year, and it would lift his pay well above roughly £20,000 a week.
- United opened negotiations in January after Ruben Amorim left, and interim coach Michael Carrick brought Mainoo straight back into the starting lineup.
- The 20-year-old’s form earned a March recall to England for games against Uruguay and Japan, his first call-up in about 18 months.
- Club officials want the paperwork done before the season to deter European suitors, reflecting INEOS’s push to keep key young talent during a wider rebuild.