Ruben Amorim is confident Amad will sign a new contract at Manchester United.
Amad’s current terms run out in summer 2025 but there is an optional extra year which the club can trigger.
Talks are underway over fresh terms, with the 22-year-old saying he wants to stay for a “long time.”
His role in the team has become more important since Ruud van Nistelrooy took temporary charge and Amorim arrived. He has three assists in two Premier League games under the new head coach.
“I think he wants to stay and we want him to stay, so that is clear,” said Amorim. “We will find a solution.”
Amad has been operating at right wing-back, which Amorim explained.
“Because of his left foot,” he said. “It’s sometimes in that position, the way he receives the ball, if you are right footed, sometimes you don’t have the space to come inside.
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“But we have, for example, (Noussair) Mazraoui and (Diogo) Dalot can go inside because they are fast and strong with the ball. But we chose Amad to have one against one outside. And that is very important to break some pressures and especially high pressures, and he has that ability.
“And then in that position, you need to to to have a good physicality. Good physicality is not the size, but he can run. And that is a key point in that position. So you try to choose players that you can put in that position and then the technical characteristics is perfect for him.”
Amorim believes Amad can play in the No. 10 role too, however.
“I think it’s one of the great advantages of Amad, for me. He’s very good playing in that position but also playing between the lines because he has a good control and he seems faster with the ball than without the ball.
“So it’s something that he has and he is capable of playing in both positions. And he can play in different systems. In the in the future, we will play in the different system, maybe. So it’s the that kind of player that we need in team.”
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