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Manchester United trigger one-year extension option on Timothy Fosu-Mensah's contract despite the defender not making a first-team appearance since 2017

Manchester United have triggered the one-year extension clause in Timothy Fosu-Mensah’s contract.

The 22-year-old joined from Ajax in 2014 and progressed through the Old Trafford youth ranks, making his first-team debut against Arsenal in February 2016.

Fosu-Mensah signed a new contract with United until 2020 that October, with the deal including the option to extend it by a further year.

Manchester United have triggered their one-year extension on Timothy Fosu-Mensah's deal

Manchester United have triggered their one-year extension on Timothy Fosu-Mensah's deal

The defender has not played for United's first team since 2017 due to loan spells and injuries

The club are thought to have taken up that option, extending the defender’s deal until the end of the 2020/21 season.