Manchester United keen to conclude new deal for Amad Diallo by January | OneFootball

Manchester United are reportedly eager to finalise a new contract for Amad Diallo by January.

Amad is currently in the final year of his terms at Old Trafford, although the club retains an option to extend his stay by an additional 12 months.

After several loan spells and a 2023/24 season that was disrupted by injuries, Amad finally seemed to have got his big break towards the latter stages of that campaign.

He scored the extra-time winner in a dramatic 4-3 FA Cup win over Liverpool en route to winning the competition while scoring one and setting up the other in a 3-2 Premier League triumph over Newcastle.

He picked up where he left off when the 2024/25 term started, with Erik ten Hag regularly starting him on the right side of his attack.

However, after a while, the now-sacked Ten Hag seemed to have a change of heart, demonstrating a clear preference for other attacking options. This saw Amad relegated to the bench once again.

With Ten Hag now gone and Ruben Amorim set to officially take over in the next few days, there is renewed hope that Amad can finally nail down a consistent run of games in the side and show what he is truly capable of.

According to journalist Graeme Bailey, United want to keep Amad and the Ivorian wants to stay despite his extremely limited playing time.

Bailey said [as quoted by FootballTransfers], “Obviously they’ve been talking since the summer and hope to get it done by January. I think there’s a real confidence he will sign, the club rate him very highly.”

“They may take up the option just to get him through until the summer, but they will not be taking the option against Diallo’s wishes.”

“He wants to stay, he wants a new deal and when you have everybody pulling in the same direction, it does lean towards him signing a new deal.”

“Ideally it would have been done by now, but I don’t think it’ll be a major issue.”

Amad recently sent a message to United over his reduced minutes, reminding the club of his usefulness and what he brings to the table.

Hopefully, the 22-year-old gets a start on Thursday when United host PAOK in the Europa League.