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Welbeck And De Laet Sign New Contracts At Manchester United
Young Devils pen new deals.
06-Oct-2009 3:39:02 PM
Manchester United have rewarded burgeoning talents Danny Welbeck and Ritchie De Laet with more lucrative, and extended, contracts.
Welbeck, 18, burst onto the Premier League scene last season when he curled a stunning 30-yard effort into the net on his league debut against Stoke City.
According to the club's official website he has been handed a four-year deal worth £12,000 per week. Welbeck has been likened to Nwankwo Kanu by Sir Alex Ferguson in the past, and has been tipped as an outside candidate for Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
De Laet, 20, was purchased by Sir Alex Ferguson in January in a somewhat surprise move. He kitted out for Stoke City prior to his United switch. His new deal will expire in 2012.
De Laet was delighted to agree terms: "Alex Ferguson told me I'm very close to the first team.
"There has been talk of me going out on loan but Sir Alex said I can't leave as he may need me. The new contract is a surprise and fantastic news."
Alan Dawson, Goal.com UK
Welbeck, 18, burst onto the Premier League scene last season when he curled a stunning 30-yard effort into the net on his league debut against Stoke City.
According to the club's official website he has been handed a four-year deal worth £12,000 per week. Welbeck has been likened to Nwankwo Kanu by Sir Alex Ferguson in the past, and has been tipped as an outside candidate for Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
De Laet, 20, was purchased by Sir Alex Ferguson in January in a somewhat surprise move. He kitted out for Stoke City prior to his United switch. His new deal will expire in 2012.
De Laet was delighted to agree terms: "Alex Ferguson told me I'm very close to the first team.
"There has been talk of me going out on loan but Sir Alex said I can't leave as he may need me. The new contract is a surprise and fantastic news."
Alan Dawson, Goal.com UK
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