Romano: Manchester United finalizes Heaton s contract renewal to 2026

Turning Net June 20th Manchester United reached an agreement with 39-year-old goalkeeper Tom Heaton on the renewal. The new contract will keep Heaton at Old Trafford until June 2026, and the relevant renewal work has been finalized.

Heaton's original contract with Manchester United expired on the 30th of this month, and he has only 1 appearance this season. In the summer of 2021, Heaton returned to Manchester United from Aston Villa as a free agent. Although he didn't make many appearances in the Red Devils first-team and only made three appearances for the team in various events, his role in the team cannot be underestimated. In daily training, his rich experience and serious attitude have provided good demonstrations for young goalkeepers Altai Baindir, Radek Wittk, etc., and are a key figure in the team's locker room and have made significant contributions to maintaining a good team atmosphere.

Judging from Manchester United's current goalkeeper configuration, Andre Onana is still the first choice for the team's main goalkeeper. However, with the news that Baindill may leave the team, Heaton's contract renewal is of great significance to Manchester United. The veteran's stay in the team has kept the team deep in the goalkeeper position, adding protection to the possible emergencies such as goalkeeper injuries, ups and downs in the long season.

Although Heaton is 39 years old and his value to Germany is only 200,000 euros, his value to Manchester United is not simply measured by his worth and appearances. In the coaching plan of new coach Ruben Amorin, Heaton's qualities of stabilizing the morale of the army and leading young players have an unignorable help to Manchester United's reconstruction process. We look forward to him continuing to shine for the Red Devils during the new contract period.