Former England forward Lee Sharpe has backed Mason Mount to be one of the Manchester United captains in the future. He believes that the former Chelsea man can lead by example on the pitch.
Speaking to GOAL, Sharpe backed Harry Maguire to become the club captain again in the future after Bruno Fernandes leaves. He named Lisandro Martinez as another name, but picked Mount as the one who can lead the side on the pitch without ruling by fear.
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“Captains? I think Harry Maguire has done the job pretty well in previous times. I’m sure you can count on him. [Lisandro] Martinez at the back, I think he’s probably captain material. I think if he can stay fit and play the way he has done previous seasons, Mason Mount, with his experience, would always be in with a shout. I think he would not necessarily rule by fear, but rule by example. I think there’s a few there.”
Sharpe was quick to rule out Kobbie Mainoo from the running, as he does not see him as a prominent figure in the dressing room. He said:
“I don’t know if Kobbie’s [Mainoo] a big talker in and around the dressing room, but there’s certainly a few. I don’t know, maybe if Bruno did leave in the next couple of seasons, then someone may come in that will look to be captain as well.”
Manchester United are looking to extend Bruno Fernandes’ deal at the club, as they look to keep the club captain. He has a clause to a €65 million to leave the club.
Manchester United urged to keep Bruno Fernandes by Lee Sharpe
Lee Sharpe spoke about Bruno Fernandes’ contract situation, urging Manchester United to extend his deal. He believes that the Portugal midfielder is key for the side and said:
“If I was Manchester United, I would absolutely do everything. There are rules and regs and things like that. Things that you think, ‘well, he’s X amount age-wise and you shouldn’t be paying this, you shouldn’t be giving long contracts, you shouldn’t do this’. But sometimes, a player is just so important, so important, that I just think sometimes you have to break the rules.”
“If I was Man United, I wouldn’t be able to bear going into the season without him. He’s just that important. Forget his age, forget everything else. He’s just a must if Manchester United are going to continue their progression.”
The Red Devils have signed two new midfielders in Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans to replace Casemiro.
Edited by Sripad