Kobbie Mainoo’s “bumper” new Manchester United contract has reportedly come with a much improved salary of somewhere in the region of £150,000 ($202,000) per week.

These fresh terms have been a long time coming for Mainoo. United’s academy graduate signed his previous deal when he was still 17 with just 77 minutes of senior soccer to his name. Such was the hype surrounding the gifted midfielder, he was handed a contract worth around $108,000 per week, according to The Times .

Mainoo would soon accrue a smattering of minutes from Erik ten Hag before really breaking through during the 2023–24 campaign.…