By Daily Sports on December 16, 2018
Chris Smalling has signed a new contract with Manchester United which will keep him at the club until 2022.
The fresh terms penned by the long-serving defender include the option for a 12-month extension.
Another deal for the 29-year-old means that he will pass the 10-year mark at Old Trafford in 2020.
Smalling has been with the Red Devils since joining from Fulham in 2010, with a move agreed by Sir Alex Ferguson in the January of that year.
He has gone on take in over 300 appearances for the club and hopes there will be many more to come.
Smalling told United’s official website: “This is my ninth season with the club and I am delighted to be continuing my progression with this team.
“It is a real honour to play for Manchester United and we are all now concentrating on the busy schedule of games throughout the festive period.”
Smalling has been a regular again under Jose Mourinho this season, with United’s manager delighted to see an agreement reached with a long-serving stalwart.
He said: “I am very happy Chris has signed a new contract. Chris has been with the club for a number of years and is now one of the senior players within our squad.”
“It’s a great feeling to know that the manager and the club back me and I just want to repay them with many more games and good performances,” Smalling told MUTV.
“When I first signed, I never envisaged that I would stay for his long a time and it’s great to be able to last this long at a club and to try and help them.”
While delighted to have committed his long-term future to United, Smalling is aware of how important the present is for the Red Devils.
Mourinho’s men are due at Anfield on Sunday for a crunch Premier League clash with old adversaries Liverpool. (Goal)
•Photo shows Chris Smalling
Source Daily Sports
Posted December 16, 2018
You may also like...
Sadiq Close To Borussia Dortmund Transfer
Joshua may retire in 2026 – Hearn
Leicester City Beat Liverpool As Salah Has Penalty...
Atalanta Make Champions League for the First Time...
Ex-Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney admits he would...
La Liga Clubs Agree €2.1bn Rights Deal
Ikpokpo backs Niger Delta Games to unveil new talents
Boxing veteran doubts Joshua–Paul clash will happen
Daniel Ford table tennis tourney adds cadet event
Khan warns Paul ahead ‘life-threatening’ Joshua fight
Emery's perseverance & belief key to Villa resurgence
Agu backs Okoye for Eagles No. 1 spot
PFL contract ends soon - Ngannou
'No-one downing tools' - Alonso's stay of execution despite loss to Man City
SWAN Anambra Kicks Off Week With Medical Outreach For Journalists
Zaha in Ivory Coast Afcon squad but Adingra left out
UCL: Mbappé doubtful for Manchester City clash after missing training
'Give Alonso time' - but Man City visit could be pivotal
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,402 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (54,646 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (52,587 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,222 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,194 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,105 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (51,950 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,535 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (50,676 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,224 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,618 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,090 views)