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Contract boost for United duo - report

October 06, 2009

Danny Welbeck

MANCHESTER United forward Danny Welbeck is set to be rewarded with a new four-year contract at Old Trafford, according to a report.

The Longsight-born star, 18, has made two appearances this season and scored the goal that knocked Wolves out of the Carling Cup.

Now boss Sir Alex Ferguson is set to reward the youngster with a new £12,000-per-week deal, report The Sun.

Meanwhile, Belgian defender Ritchie De Laet has had his contract extended to 2012.

What do you think? Have your say.

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Solskjaer20Legend, Epsomville (06/10/2009 at 11:37)

Welbeck; Play him as part of a front 2 or 3 - this playing him wide left is not really doing him or us favours. DeLaet has impressed when given his opportunity looks a decent enough player but should get a bit more match time he seems to have something going forward which O'S hea rarely offers.

I'd also like to see Fabio play when we are at home as he'd overlap which would help the stuttering Nani or Valencia.

Come back Ji Sung all is forgiven!

Matthew Savage (06/10/2009 at 11:45)

I have no idea how Danny applies himself in training but I hope he keeps his head down. He has a touch of class and it would be great to see him develop. The goal against Sunderland showed obvious intelligence and awareness.

Rounders@united, Budapest (06/10/2009 at 12:14)

i don't like welbeck, even if he can be good and become a good player...much better De laet, isn't so young...he is 21, so he has to find his role in the team

Duncan, London (06/10/2009 at 12:19)

Come back Ji Sung all is forgiven!

Solskjaer20Legend wash your mouth out.

manc abroad, OT (06/10/2009 at 12:53)

Would like to see more of Wellbeck in his rightful position and not on the wing. Why does SAF always do that, i.e. Scholes, Rooney, Fletcher and Ole.

Ritchie De Laet looks good and hope to see more of him in the future.

Excellence Of Execution (06/10/2009 at 12:54)

Excellent news.

Matthew, he's in good company and spent time developing his strength and fitness over the summer. It broke my heart to see him on the end of backlash last week, as I thought he was alright, given the circumstances. We're very fortunate to have had two freaks of nature in Rooney and Ronaldo; Many of the spoilt knee jerkers now measure every prospect against those two, and that isn't right. The reality is that he needs plenty of time and also to be allowed to make his mistakes and learn from them. There's no doubt in my mind that he'll be a top class player.

(P.S., I think you meant the goal against Wolves ;)).

Justin The Great, manchester (06/10/2009 at 13:07)

sweet! guess danny's got the next round....

Red Apache, Didsbury (06/10/2009 at 13:09)

Fabio should get to play ahead of Evra in Midfield
Evra as Left Back and Fabio at left wing its simple as Nani and Park are not up to the grade. Welbeck is better on the right and even better up front!

Matthew Savage (06/10/2009 at 13:23)

You are right the goal against Wolves. The three day inquest held by the MEN in the aftermath of one home draw is clearly debilitating.

Solskjaer20Legend, Epsomville (06/10/2009 at 13:29)

Duncan; I've washed my tongue and cheek ;)

Gianni Rossi (06/10/2009 at 13:33)

Personally after seeing Rossi (who in my opinion was an extraordinary talent) I cannot believe Welbeck has done anywhere near enough to earn a new 4 year contract yet.

Gianni Rossi (06/10/2009 at 13:37)

I know this would never happen but I would love to see Evra at leftback with Fabio in front of him and De Laet at rightback with Raphael playing in front of him. This would give us speed, strength and flair on both sides of the pitch.

Red Rob (West Lower) (06/10/2009 at 13:37)

I would love for someone to remind me of this in a few years and tell me what an idiot I was - but I don't think it's going to happen:

He is not good enough and his attitude is clearly very poor indeed. Unfortunatley he seems to think he's already "made it" and struts around the pitch like he's bigtime. Well he isn't and he needs to pull his finger out. I've seen him score one or two good goals after having done absolutely nothing for the entire remainder of the match, and then, as a 19 yr old kid having just scored a great goal for Manchester United, he stands there and puffs his chest out like he's Eric Cantona or something. Against Sunderland (when admittedly everyone was poor except Berbatov) he did nothing to get into the game, he did not run his legs off to find space, look for the ball or indeed, do anything with it when it was given to him.

Now, I can let it go when young players DON'T play a blinder everytime they get a chance - I'm not unrealistic, but it's Wellbeck's apparent attitude while he's contributing absolutely nothing that grates with me.

I've noticed some people posting that he should be played up front and not "wasted" on the wing. Well that's nonsense. He currently IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH to play up front for Manchester United.

Excellence Of Execution (06/10/2009 at 14:30)

Red Rob, leave Welbeck alone. At least he wasn't doing a Gerrard and kissing the camera. He didn't complain about 'lack of playing time and respect'. He doesn't have a trademark celebration, and if he copied Cantona, so what? He grew up watching the man. As for this "he thinks he's made it". This is from the same guy who referred to himself as a youngster/young lad, etc- that is quite natural, as the youngest of his brothers, and it also shows that he's not caught up in any hype. He's actually more mature than some would think on the surface, and also humble/well-grounded. Still, he was a right footed player on the left-hand side of the pitch, and it was his first ever start in the league. We've been here before (Fletcher, anybody?). As mentioned already, he needs to be a child, to make his mistakes and learn from them. What's equally important, is that the fans allow him to do that. I will make a point of favouriting this link and reminding you in future.

Duncan, London (06/10/2009 at 14:46)

"Duncan; I've washed my tongue and cheek ;) "

Good one. I was worried for a sec. Lol.

Duncan, London (06/10/2009 at 14:48)

Red Rob. Noted. I will remind you:)

Duncan, London (06/10/2009 at 15:18)

By the way as for sticking him on the wing, this is where all youngsters get tried first - on the wing or at full back where they are likely to do least damage! It is for the team to show the standard for the youngsters to follow not the other way round. I think SAF made that point by hooking Scholes at half time.

Sparky was the best ever (06/10/2009 at 15:41)

It must have been based on his stunning performance against Sunderland where he gave the ball away every second touch, couldn't beat the first man on every cross and would have been man of the match if he was wearing a Sunderland shirt for his defensive efforts against United's attack.

Worst player to make the 1st team in years.

tooth&claw, manchester (06/10/2009 at 16:00)

Red Rob, I've seen nothing remotely bad in Welbeck's attitude. He's a hard worker, doesn't moan or complain, isn't in the papers all the time, very willing to learn, knows he's a kid and not the finished article, knows that he's very fortunate to be in the best possible place to further his career. He's also been very self-critical of his performances. So far his attitude is spot on. Whether he can fulfill his enormous potential depends on many factors. I personally think attitude is currently the least of those. Far more significant hurdles are his physique (he needs to stop the growth spurts so the coaches can concentrate on muscle development work) and he needs to be able to influence games when he's being starved of the ball. He's got time to address those issues and experience of top level games will improve his decision making, as it does with all youngsters. Give him some time and he'll prove you wrong.

Red Rob (West Lower) (06/10/2009 at 16:06)

Excellence - like I said mate: I really really hope that you DO rub my nose in this in a couple of years!

He played on the right for the second half, which afforded me an excellent view of what he wasn't doing from my seat in the West Lower.

Red Rob (West Lower) (06/10/2009 at 16:38)

T&C: Perhaps I'm being harsh and perhaps I'll look like the biggest tool in the box in 2 seasons time.

I have time for your opinions and therefore I'll give the lad a break and see what he does. My least favourite thing in the world is slagging our players off - it really doesn't sit well with me at all. However, to date, I haven't seen anything to be impressed with, he looks like a drunken Andy Cole on the ball and I really can see worrying signs of a big time charlie approach.

I would love it if we had a local lad make it as a world class centre forward - LOVE IT

Lord Ruud (06/10/2009 at 16:42)

On Welbeck - it's very hard to judge him on the wing and out of position. For many a game Fletcher looked pretty poor out on the right hitting corner flags or passing the ball 5 yards sideways to Keane but he developed and hopefully Welbeck will too. The problem with young players is they make mistakes and pick poor decisions. Nani is still doing that now and he is 4 years older than Welbeck, while Rafael makes plenty of mistakes yet doesn't seem to get as much gried as the other younger players. Patience is the key. We have been spoilt with Scholes, Beckham and Giggs down the years, who had the self-confidence to make immediate impacts and push for first team places.

As T&C has noted, Welbeck's physique maybe doesn't help him as he looks a bit uncordinated and gangly at times. He might not make it in the end - but he's a Manchester born lad who has come through the youth team so let's give him our support rather than concentrating on what he can't do. I personally feel he is inconsistent at the moment (which is to be expected) but he is shown in flashes with some great finishes that he could be a good 3rd choice striker in a couple of years if he develops certain aspects of his game.

neal 07, south stand lower (06/10/2009 at 16:52)

Why are people slagging off young Welbeck after only a handful of games in and around the first team? In which he has scored a few goals and learned from doing an arrogant goal celebration

He has such natural ability, great touch, composure and is a red at heart, for crying out loud stop picking faults in a young 18 year old kids game and let him learn his trade, settle in and continue to grow, mature and become the fantastic talent we all/some of us believe he is going to be

The problem is you all seem to expect a finished article like we had in Dwight Yorke/RVN et al...how old were they when they came to us?

Sir Matt built this club around youth, SAF is comitted to continuing that and I will always support a new kid, be it from a Russell Beardsmore/Tony Gill/Deniol Graham, the origional Fergie Fledglins to the modern day Welbeck/De Laet et al

'Football taught by Matt Busby, Manchester, Manchester United'

Algernon Blabbermouth, eccles (06/10/2009 at 17:03)

Give the lad a break! He's played 5mins and some people are rejecting him already! Hell, remember Evra and Vidic's 1st game? How quick the know all's were that day,condemning them as reject's and a waste of money/space! Not so long ago Utd fans were famous for their support and patience for any kid making his first steps-what happened?
Welbeck is good when played in his position-he will prove it-given time!
DeLaet should be in the team now so why is'nt he? Well with Fergie's adopted son at right back his opportunity might never arrive.
Other youngsters should be given time on the bench to prepare them for the 1st team like the class of '92 were-because we and they will benefit in the long run.

tooth&claw, manchester (06/10/2009 at 17:31)

Red Rob, if you met him you'd see that he's no big-time Charlie. He's a shy, polite little boy, younger acting than his age and trying to come to terms with being a potential world star and playing in front of 76,000 people and a TV audience of 100's of millions. Now he's going to be a millionnaire by the end of the season. That would be enough to freak any teenager out. So, as everyone says, cut him some slack and in time you'll see a player emerge over time who could be a future legend.

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