MANCHESTER UNITED will trigger their 12-month option on Diogo Dalot to avoid losing him on a free transfer next year.
The Portuguese right back’s days at Old Trafford looked numbered when he spent last season on loan at Milan.
Man Utd are set to trigger their 12-month option on Diogo Dalot
The Portuguese star has enjoyed a resurgence under Ralf Rangnick
But he has come back from the wilderness under Ralf Rangnick.
Dalot, 22, has replaced Aaron Wan Bissaka as a regular starter.
And Rangnick wants to nail down his future, in a mass summer rebuild.
Now United will look to now protect their original investment in a man who cost £18 million back in 2018, and was described as the new Gary Neville by then boss Jose Mourinho.
Dalot has 16 months remaining on his present deal.
United don’t want to leave it beyond the summer, with Borussia Dortmund showing an interest.
And if the player indicates he is ready to make a long-term commitment to the club, he can also look forward to a pay rise.
The defender currently earns £50,000-a-week in wages but that would swell if he signs a new deal.
Dalot is expected to keep his place when the Red Devils head to Elland Road to face Leeds United on Sunday.
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