- Man United boss is planning to appeal to De Gea and Martial to sign new deals at the club
- The duo had earlier rejected a chance to extend their stay at Old Trafford under former boss Mourinho
- The contract of both players will expire at the end of this season but the club have triggered a clause on their contracts to buy more time to convince them to stay
Manchester United interim boss Ole Gunner Solskjaer is confident of convincing want away stars David De Gea and Anthony Martial to extend their stay at Old Trafford.
Both players are said to have rejected signing new deals while former boss Jose Mourinho was still in charge.
According to the Sun, the manager wants to have a talk with the duo as regards signing a new deal and helping the team achieve success.
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The club has had to trigger clause on their contracts in a bid to stop them becoming free agents next summer.
He said: “I know the club want them to sign, of course, because they are top-quality players.
“It’s down to the players but when you’re at Man United there isn’t a lot of greener grass on the other side. “You are at the best place. It’s the biggest club in the world.
“For me, I would hope I can help or guide these players to maybe tip them over to thinking they want to stay at this club.”
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United have been superb under the management of Solskjaer - winning their first two games and scoring eight goals in the process.
Despite the absence of their top strikers, Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku. who are just returning from injury.
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The publication reports Lukaku might be available for selection in their Premier League clash against Bournemouth today after missing two games on compassionate leave.
Legit.ng earlier reported that David De Gea has agreed to sign a new Manchester United deal at the Premier League club.
De Gea is expected to double his money by signing incredible new £400,000-a-week contract at Old Trafford which will make him the highest paid goalie in the world.
The Spain international has been locked in transfer talks with Manchester United chiefs, and according to the report by UK Sun, the 28-year-old has told pals that he will sign a new deal.
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