Manchester United have activated Portugal international Diogu Dallow's one-year priority renewal of his contract to avoid a free transfer next summer. The original Daloh contract has entered the final 16 months, and after using the renewal clause, its contract period has been extended to June 30, 2024.
When Dalo was loaned to AC Milan last season, his days at Manchester United looked numbered. When Solskjaer is in charge this season, he is ready to clean him directly in the winter transfer window in January. At the time, Mourinho, who bought Dalo back to Manchester United for a £19m transfer fee from Porto, was interested in bringing him in again to join Roma, who is currently coaching Serie A.
But the departure of the manager changed everything, and Ralph Lonnick quickly cancelled Dallow's transfer plan after taking office and replaced Wan Bissaka with the 22-year-old Portuguese right-back as the main force of the team.
Today, Dallow has firmly occupied the right-back position of United's starting right-back, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's £50 million introduction of Wan Bissaka was last seen on January 3.
The advantage of Dalobivan Bissaka is his offensive advance. Data show that during Lonnick's tenure, Dalo averaged 5.64 forward or forward passes per game, second only to Sancho's 5.86.
Not only that, but Dallow's progress is also more pronounced than that of Wan Bissaka, who has ranked first in the team in tackles and steals since the new coach took office. In United's 2-0 win over Brighton in the last round, Darlow regained possession 16 times, at least six more than any player in the game.
Dalo's contract with Manchester United runs until June 2023 and has a one-year priority renewal, with Lonnick hoping the club will determine the future of the Portugal international before rebuilding this summer. United's focus on the summer transfer window is the centre-forward and the back-up, which will cost a very high transfer fee, so there may not be money to bring in new right-backs.
Therefore, Manchester United want to renew Dallo's contract early, avoid him entering the contract year next year, and have free access to overseas clubs, and Borussia Dortmund hope to bring him in. Moreover, Dalo's weekly salary is not high, only 50,000 pounds, which is only higher than McTomine among the main players. If United negotiate a higher contract extension with Darlow next, he could fight for a raise in his salary.
When questioned by fans on United's official website, Dalo recalled his difficult journey to the main position and thanked interim manager Ronnick. "The journey at the club was a great experience for me. You can learn to wait for the right moment and understand your own characteristics as a player. Now, as I said, I've always believed I could be a great option for the team's right-back. I want to play for Manchester United for a long time and play a lot of games. That was my main goal in joining the club. Now, I've got the main chance, which is good. As for the manager, it's good to get to know him, he brings different cultures, different languages and different mentalities. It's a new page for everyone, we know he has a lot of experience in football," referring to the secret of his own advancement, Dalo explains: "Ever since I started playing, I've been doing the same, mentally and physically ready for the challenge. Especially last season and this season, I have been improving my level and preparing for training and competition. Whether it's nutrition, sleep or listening to music before and after training, these have always been my biggest support for preparing off the pitch."
Darrow also revealed that he is also improving his left foot skills. "Especially in the two or three seasons, I've played at left-back a lot and it's helped me improve my left foot. That's where I've been trying to improve, playing on the left has given me more left-foot training and kicking with my left foot has become more comfortable for me. Obviously, on the right, if you have the ability to try a left-footed shot, pass or cross, it's also an added advantage. I've been training hard."
Darrow also told fans that his favourite winger is Ronaldinho and the active player is Mbappe, and if he can become a legendary player for Manchester United, he wants to be Rooney. Meanwhile, the teammate he thinks is Martial the most difficult to deal with in training, and the strongest opponent in the game is Messi.
The Portugal international also revealed his favourite shirt number: "When I came to Manchester United, I said that my favorite is always the number 2. But now the number belongs to Victor (Lindlev), so I can't get it. However, I was 20 when I moved to Manchester United, so it was good to wear a number 20. Look at the Manchester United legend who crossed this number, it's also a good back number, I love it and hope it brings me good luck, just like Robin (Van Persie) and Ole (Ole Gunnar Solskjaer)."