
Mason Greenwood has signed a brand new four-and-a-half 12 months extension to remain at Manchester United till June 2025.
Greenwood first joined Utd on the age of seven and rose by means of the academy to earn his aggressive debut in early March 2019, after beforehand being solely that includes with the primary group in pre-season forward of the 201-19 marketing campaign below Jose Mourinho.
Talking on his rise by means of the academy ranks and establishing himself as a primary group common with 21 objectives in 82 appearances throughout all competitions, Greenwood mentioned: “Once you be a part of the membership at seven years outdated, you simply dream of taking part in for the first-team someday.”
The 19 year-old went on to explain the final two years as ‘superb’ wherein he additionally made his England bow after working arduous to achieve the extent required to be rewarded with worldwide soccer.”
On his choice to remain at Outdated Trafford, Greenwood believes that the membership is the precise place for him to develop, saying: “There may be a lot that I need to obtain within the sport and I do know that that is the right surroundings to play my soccer.”
Greenwood additionally praised ‘the help’ of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Utd’s teaching group and his teammates in serving to him imagine that he’s growing as a participant daily on and off the pitch.
Utd at present sit second within the Premier League and Greenwood believes that that is the beginning of larger issues to return for him and the membership, as he mentioned: “There may be much more to return from myself and this group and I’m so dedicated to working arduous week in, week out to assist the group obtain success.”
Supervisor, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who has handed begins to 9 academy graduates this season together with Greenwood, hailed the teenager as a ‘incredible expertise’ who’s ‘naturally gifted’ and praised his ‘nice progress’ all through this season with ‘actual maturity and adaptableness’ to his gameplay.
Gunnar Solskjaer nonetheless has urged warning in rising the velocity of Greenwood’s improvement, saying: “While it’s straightforward for individuals outdoors of {Utd} to neglect that Mason is simply 19, it’s our job as coaches to make sure he reaches his phenomenal potential and each step we take is to assist him alongside that path.”
Greenwood can be at present within the hunt for a spot in England’s Euro 2020 squad however a scarcity of sport time noticed him miss November’s internationals, having been snubbed in October following a breach of Coronavirus quarantine tips in Iceland in September after making his senior worldwide debut.