Man Utd ready to secure ‘next Cristiano Ronaldo’ with lucrative fiv…

Manchester United are working on a new contract for Alejandro Garnacho, just days after the 18-year-old was compared to a young version of team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentine impressed as his side beat Sheriff 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday night. And it appears as though the Red Devils are keen to keep hold of the teenager, who has attracted interest from Europe’s elite.Garnacho was one of the best players on the pitch as United beat Sheriff courtesy of goals from Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo.And, according to Fabrizio Romano, the Red Devils are working hard when it comes to getting the youngster to sign a new deal.Romano said on Twitter: ‘Work in progress to extend Alejandro Garnacho’s contract, negotiations have been ongoing for month.’Manchester United have their new long-term deal proposal ready since June.’United are reportedly planning to offer Garnacho a lucrative five-year contract in the hope he’ll stay at Old Trafford.Man Utd transfers: Plans for next three signings are damning on Solskjaer Man Utd were able to keep hold of Cristiano Ronaldo back in the summer (Image: GETTY) Man Utd duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Alejandro Garnacho want to win trophies this season (Image: GETTY) Man Utd are hoping to tie Alejandro Garnacho down to a new contract (Image: GETTY)And Ten Hag hailed his display against Sheriff, while insisting he’s turned things around after initially struggling to impress him.”I think it was a good performance from him. He did what I expected him to do,” said the United boss.”In the last weeks, he had a better attitude, more resilience, more determination and what you see is he is a talent to deal with the ball in tight areas, to run behind and especially also his tempo dribbles – he can take players on and that’s a good capability in his football.”He deserved his chance, but there is still a lot of room for improvement, especially in the defending part, in the pressing part, in the counter press, in the defence transition.”But you can see, in tight areas, he can find solutions.”WIN A FREE ENGLAND SHIRT FOR THE WORLD CUP! Man Utd youngster Alejandro Garnacho idolises Cristiano Ronaldo (Image: GETTY)Owen Hargreaves, meanwhile, also hailed Garnacho for his impressive performance on his first United start.The former midfielder stated: ‘He was exceptional.’The thing I liked about this performance was that he was direct, showed nice pieces of skill and tricks that had a little bit of function, he was just missing a goal or an assist.’He was the most effective of all the front players, and I really enjoyed watching him.”Want the latest football news? Join our brand new Facebook group by clicking here