Manchester United to hand raft of first-team stars including Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini, Phil Jones and Ander Herrera new deals in coming weeks
Jose Mourinho has a number of first-team players going into the final months and years of their contracts
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho will hand out a raft of fresh contracts for his stars over the coming weeks.
The United chief has a number of first-team players going into the final months and years of their deals.
He is reluctant to lose anyone on a free next summer, and wants to make sure he can at least get cash for any players who don't fit into his plans at Old Trafford.
And Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Phil Jones are all in line for extensions before Christmas.
An Old Trafford source said: “You’ll be seeing a huge raft of renewals over the coming weeks before the festive period.
“It is sort of a positive PR roll out, to keep everyone happy from the playing staff to the fans.
“There are at least four and possibly more all getting rises and extensions on Jose’s say so.”
Ex-Chelsea ace Mata, Herrera and Fellaini will all see their contracts expire next summer.
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The trio have been in talks with United for a number of weeks over extensions and improved terms.
Jones is set to be handed a new deal after a stunning start to the season, which has seen him come in from the cold.
