Manchester United are reportedly aware of potentially dangerous interest from Barcelona in Kobbie Mainoo, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe is therefore planning to tie him down and add to his valuation.
Rarely in recent years has a Manchester United youngster come into the side and looked as at home as Mainoo. He s cemented himself as a crucial cog in Erik ten Hag s system immediately, and looks to be one of the first names on the teamsheet after just 35 appearances.
In a previous era, United were known for developing their own youngsters into superstars with the likes of Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and David Beckham reaching the top with them but other than Marcus Rashford, that s been less common of late.
As such, Mainoo is like gold dust, and United will want to keep him…