Manchester, England – Manchester United don add 17-year-old Bendito Mantato to dia Europa League B list, as him fit play against Athletic Club for semi-final wey go happen tonight at Estadio de San Ames.
Fuday, coach Ruben Amorim carry Mantato travel with di first-team squad after him decide to include di winger along with academy players Jaydan Kamason and Tyler Fredricson. Although Kamason and Fredricson don already dey on di squad list, Mantato dey hope to make him senior debut tonight for di big stage.
Di promising young player go also sign new four-year contract wey go keep am at Old Trafford until June 2029. As Fabrizio Romano report, gree for personal terms don already show say Mantato go add him long-term future to di club after di trip to Bilbao.
Romano tweet say, “Bendito Mantato don travel with Man United squad… and e go sign pro deal at #MUFC until June 2029.”
People don dey talk say Mantato na “insane” talent wey don “light up” academy matches for di Red Devils this season. Him fit play as winger for either side and e don also play as defender for di United academy.
With him speed and skillful dribbling, e dey pose threat to any opposition fullback, though him decision-making for final third need small refining, as e be for any 17-year-old player except for Lamine Yamal. Mantato fit follow pathway to first-team as wing-back under Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 formation, since e don play fullback and fit operate for any wing, a skill wey United head coach dey value for him wing-backs like Geovany Quenda wey rise sharply for Sporting CP.
United executives go surely happy say dem don secure dis talented youngster for di next four years, especially as di head coach dey show interest for am, since him don include Mantato for di Europa League squad and for di important match wey dey come up in Bilbao.
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