Erik ten Hag wants to tie Marcus Rashford and David de Gea to new contracts after Luke Shaw agreed to a new terms at Manchester United.
Rashford has another 15 months remaining on his current £250,000-a-week deal, but United would have to look at selling the striker this summer if the two sides cannot reach an agreement amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain.
De Gea is out of contract at the end of June and has been negotiating with the club for some time over a pay-cut on his £375,000-a-week deal.
Meanwhile, United are set to confirm that Shaw – who would also have been a free agent in 2024 – has re-signed.
Ten Hag said: ‘If he signed, I don’t know. I haven’t heard. (Football director) John (Murtough) didn’t inform me until now. I have to wait for that.
Erik ten Hag wants goalkeeper David de Gea (left) and Marcus Rashford (right) tied down to new Manchester United contracts
Manager Ten Hag said he was keen to keep hold of both senior players in his United squad
It came after Luke Shaw committed his future to the club by signing a new contract
‘If it’s true, I am pleased. We definitely want to keep him because he’s a really important player for our team.’
Asked if he wants Rashford and De Gea to follow suit, the United manager added: ‘Yeah, I do.’
However, Ten Hag was less than forthcoming on the progress of Rashford’s transfer negotiations. ‘It’s an internal process,’ he said. ‘We focus on winning games.
‘Of course, we are also planning for the future, so in the back we’re working on that. It’s about agents, it’s about football director John Murtough. Rashy and I are focusing on performing.’
Ten Hag is hopeful that Rashford can play at Newcastle on Sunday after shaking off the injury that kept him out of England duty.
The 25-year-old has scored 30 goals for club and country so far this season, but Ten Hag insists there is no secret formula to getting the best out of the player.
‘I’m not Harry Potter,’ he said. ‘It’s like a process, so there are many tools you’re putting in in your management to let people get to best form, best shape.
‘So it’s about line-up, a way of playing. It’s about coaching, talks, informal. It’s about coaches working with him and especially it’s a lot about himself because he’s the one and he has the skills.’
source: dailymail.co.uk
