Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United are understood to have eventually reached an agreement over a contract extension with midfielder Juan Mata. The Spain international has been in a contract standoff with the Red Devils over the past year but it appears that he has eventually agreed a renewal after being handed with a multi-year deal.

According to The Guardian, the former Chelsea man had been the subject of interest from the likes of Barcelona and Valencia in recent weeks but United have managed to find a breakthrough in terms of a new contract. The same publication claims that the midfielder won’t receive any raise on his current £140,000-a-week wages,

Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be appointed as the permanent manager of the club during the forthcoming international break. The Red Devils have made an outstanding comeback in the Premier League under the guidance of the Norwegian and they continued the same trend in the Champions League, where they secured a shock triumph over Paris Saint-Germain after trailing 2-0 from the first leg of the round of 16.

Speaking after the game, Neville acknowledged that he has been surprised by the stellar 3-1 comeback at Parc des Princes and insists the former Champions League winner has done enough to bag the permanent head coach role with the club, he said: “I can’t believe what’s happened. I thought when he first came in it was just to reconnect the club with the fans, the players, get everybody happy. The right time for me was always mid-March to the end of March and that’s when the international break is. I will be surprised if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not awarded the job during the international break in the next couple of weeks.”