Man United fan says team should be built around Phil Jones
Jones has just 20 months left on his current contract at United and talks have already begun about a new deal.
The central defender has been plagued by injury woes in recent years but this season has played an integral role to United’s strong start to the new season.
While he is yet to feature for the Red Devils in the Champions League, he hasn’t missed a single minute of the Premier League campaign.
And his recent performances could land him a bumper new deal at United worth £150,000-a-week.
That’s according to the Sunday Mirror, who claim the contract could be signed before Christmas.
Mourinho has also been impressed with Jones for recovering from his injury setbacks.
And the Portuguese coach stated at the start of the season he believes the England international is the ideal defender.
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Phil Jones is set to be rewarded with a huge new contract
"He's potentially a very good player," Mourinho said. "He's still young. He's still in a learning age but for years and years and years he was injury-prone.
"If we manage to have him safe and protected from injuries, I think potentially he's everything I like in a central defender."
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