Home-grown Axel Tuanzebe has signed a new contract at Manchester United which keeps him at the club until June 2020 with the option to extend for a further year.
Tuanzebe, 19, made his first team debut against Wigan Athletic on Sunday having been nurtured through our Academy system from the age of eight
Tuanzebe said: “I have always been a Manchester United supporter so I am naturally delighted to have signed a new contract. To make my debut at Old Trafford in the FA Cup was a very proud moment, both for me and for my family.
“I am learning every day in training and it is also a great experience for me to now train with the first team. I would like to thank all of the coaches that I have worked with and I would especially like to thank the manager for giving me my debut for this great club.”
Manager José Mourinho added: ” Axel is a young player with great potential. We brought him up to the first team to give him more experience and he has adapted really well.
“I am pleased that he has signed a new contract and I am delighted at the progress he is making.”