Manchester United Extends Contract with Defender Diogo Dalot Until 2028

[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = Manchester United (England) defender Diogo Dalot (24) continues to accompany him by signing a long-term renewal contract until 2028. He signed a new contract for the first time since joining in 2018, and if he abides by the contract period, he is expected to stay with him for 10 years.

“Playing here is one of the greatest honors you can have in football,” Dalot said on the official website after signing a new five-year contract with Manchester United on the 31st (Korean time). I think I’ve grown a lot during that time. I’m happy that we can continue to be together.”

“We will continue to dedicate ourselves to helping Manchester United achieve their goals and making our fans proud,” he said. I will continue,” he added.

Dalot is a full-back who joined Manchester United from Porto (Portugal) in 2018. Evaluated as a resource that looked into the future, he played an active role in selection and replacement, then left for AC Milan (Italy) on loan in search of more opportunities to participate in the 2020-2021 season.

After returning from his rental life, Dalot grew up one step and took charge of Manchester United’s right-hand line as he became a built-in starter. In fact, he played 30 official games (24 starts) last season, and this season, he participated in 42 games (38 starts) in all competitions. During this time, he scored 2 goals and 3 assists.

Such a dalot extended his one-year contract in December of last year while receiving strong trust from manager Eric ten Haag (53, Netherlands). Until recently, the possibility of leaving was raised due to interest from Real Madrid (Spain), etc., but as they signed a renewal contract, they continued to accompany him until 2028.

Dalot has been paid £25,000 a week (about 41 million won) since joining Manchester United, but he was promised a threefold increase in the process of renewing his contract. He is said to have signed for an actual weekly wage of £85,000 (approximately 140 million won).