{"id":116397,"date":"2026-04-13T04:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/optimistic-carrick-mainoo-close-to-extending-with-manchester-united\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T04:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:48:15","slug":"optimistic-carrick-mainoo-close-to-extending-with-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/optimistic-carrick-mainoo-close-to-extending-with-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimistic Carrick: Mainoo Close to Extending with Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carrick Confirms Progress on Kobbie Mainoo&#8217;s Renewal<\/h2>\n\n\nMichael Carrick, Manchester United&#8217;s coach, has revealed that negotiations to secure Kobbie Mainoo&#8217;s long-term future are &#8220;getting closer&#8221;. The coach acknowledges that securing a place in the Champions League would be a key factor in convincing players to commit to the club.\n\nMainoo, a club youth product, has shone under Carrick&#8217;s direction, establishing himself as a key player for the Red Devils.\n\nThe current contract of Mainoo extends until 2027, with the option for an additional year. According to reports, the club has approved a new five-year contract for the English international.\n\nCarrick is optimistic about the progress of the conversations. &#8220;We would like to think so, and we are getting closer, so we are positive about it. We are calm, but we are positive and time will tell how it goes. At the moment, we are in a good place,&#8221; said Carrick.\n\nUnited have the opportunity to get closer to Champions League qualification when they face Leeds United next Monday night.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0212%2Fr1614326_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nManchester United are looking to secure a long-term deal with England international Kobbie Mainoo.\n\nA win on Monday could solidify the team&#8217;s position in third place, reaching 58 points, three more than Aston Villa.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think the Champions League brings many positive things. It&#8217;s where we want to be, there&#8217;s no escape from that<\/p><cite>Carrick<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCarrick highlighted the importance of the Champions League for attracting and retaining talent, as well as its financial impact.\n\nThe coach acknowledged that the club is working on planning for the summer, without going into details about different plans depending on the league standings. &#8220;It&#8217;s obvious to everyone that finishing in certain positions in the league makes a big financial difference,&#8221; Carrick added.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrick Confirms Progress on Kobbie Mainoo&#8217;s Renewal Michael Carrick, Manchester United&#8217;s coach, has revealed that negotiations to secure Kobbie Mainoo&#8217;s long-term future are &#8220;getting closer&#8221;. The coach acknowledges that securing a place in the Champions League would be a key factor in convincing players to commit to the club. Mainoo, a club youth product, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[11445,270,7786,143],"class_list":{"0":"post-116397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-carrick","9":"tag-champions-league","10":"tag-kobbie-mainoo","11":"tag-manchester-united"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}