Right-back Diogo Dalot is one of the players who benefited the most from the managerial change at Old Trafford. The 23-year-old Portuguese finally settled in Manchester United’s starting eleven under new boss Erik Ten Hag, but his future at the club still seems uncertain because of his contract situation.Dalot is hopeful of receiving a new contract offer from Manchester United amid ongoing interest from clubs across Europe. He started the season superbly, lining up in all eight of United’s matches and scoring twice on international duty for Portugal in the Nations League. Such performances haven’t gone unnoticed, so there are clubs such as Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Roma all wishing they could attract the soon-to-be free agent to their ranks.José Mourinho on Diogo Dalot in 2018 when we signed him:“In his age group, he is the best full-back in Europe “He is an extremely talented young defender with all the qualities to quickly become a great player for this club.”Visionary. pic.twitter.com/d6LPgo5ho8— ًEllis. (@UtdEIIis) September 24, 2022 The former Porto youngster has technically entered the last year of his contract, but United have a one-year extension they are expected to trigger before the end of the January transfer window. It would at least give them another year to re-negotiate terms with the player who has finally found his groove in Manchester.Milan had signed Dalot on a season-long transfer two years ago when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was United manager and wanted to re-sign the Portuguese, while Borussia Dortmund also enquired. Atletico contacted United about Dalot earlier this year.##NAJAVA_MECA_6677429##United manager Ten Hag started Dalot in five friendlies during pre-season, whereas Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been reduced to four minutes of competitive playing time. The former Crystal Palace man has been informed by the club that he was free to find himself a new club, while Ten Hag searched for a way to sign Barcelona’s Sergino Dest. However, Wan-Bissaka remained to sit on the bench, while Dest ended up on loan at AC Milan. As a result, Dalot had the space and playing time to continue to impress.Even though it looked like Dalot was never going to make it at United, he now seems as one of the players Ten Hag will be most eager to keep. It’s funny how quickly these things change in football.
