MANCHESTER UNITED YOUNGSTER Paddy McNair is set to agree terms on a new contract with the club which will see him earn 10 times his current weekly wage, Goal.com understands.
McNair, 19, has been thrust into the first team set-up at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal this season and played the full 90 minutes in victories over both West Ham and Everton.
Fellow United youngster Tyler Blackett is also poised to sign a new deal, and McNair has been told talks over a contract extension will progress in the coming weeks.
The centre-back has just under 12 months remaining on his current contract, which is worth €2,500-a-week — and his new deal will see him earn a significantly larger sum. McNair has earned rave reviews from Van Gaal since earning his place in the first team squad.
“He [McNair] is modest and calm also,” the Dutchman told MUTV prior to the win over Everton.
“Normally, when you are playing in the first team for the first time, you are quiet. That is the case with most players, so it’s no big surprise.
“What is more important is he knows what he is doing and why he is doing it. He has trained with us for a full week for the first time and he is doing great. I’m very pleased with him.”
McNair, a regular in the United Under-21s squad until this season, is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury. Fellow defenders Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling have also been out of action with injury problems so far this season.
