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Mourinho confident de Gea will sign new contract AFP | Manchester -- unlike other players’ repre- Shadman, Shakib give sentatives lets his client have anchester United man- genuine input into the con- Mager Jose Mourinho tract talks. said yesterday he is confident “He is not the kind of agent Spanish international goal- who is manipulative like oth- keeper David de Gea will sign ers,” said Mourinho. Bangladesh solid start a new deal linking him long- “His agent lets him think term to Old Trafford. and decide by himself so the The 28-year-old de Gea’s point is to agree the contract Shadman on debut launches hosts to solid 259-5 on day 1 of Test against Windies long-term future at the club and that’s just my feeling, they has been shrouded in uncer- are going to finish well.” AFP | Dhaka tainty, although the club this De Gea joined United in 2011 week did activate an option and has won the fans’ player of ebutant opener Shad - to extend his current contract the year award in four of the man Islam and skipper by a year, meaning he is now past five seasons. DShakib Al Hasan hit a signed up until June 2020. For all of United’s well-pub- fifty each to put Bangladesh into Had that extension not been licised troubles with high-pro- a comfortable position in the triggered, De Gea would have file stars such as Paul Pogba, second Test against the West been free to talk to clubs out- Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Indies in Dhaka yesterday. side England from January 1 Lukaku, the form of De Gea Shadman hit 76 runs while and possibly sign a pre-con- has been magnificent for the Shakib remained unbeaten on tract agreement. club. 55 as Bangladesh reached 259- Mourinho said after However, reports have re- 5 at stumps on the opening day Tuesday’s 1-0 Cham- surfaced suggesting he could after electing to bat first at the pions League win over be set for a move away from Sher-e-Bangla National Stadi - Young Boys he wanted Old Trafford, with Ju- um. De Gea to stay, and he ventus emerging as Leg-spinner remains optimistic rumoured suitors picked up two for 69 an agreement on for his services. runs for the West Indies, but the the player’s will be De Gea, who is visitors lacked a cutting edge on reached. reportedly on a the first-day track. “He wants to contract worth Shadman anchored the in - stay, and I want £200,000 nings with his 199-run ball him to stay of ($255,000) a knock before Shakib and course,” Mour- week, is aware Riyad put Bang- inho said at that Sanchez ladesh in control with an un - Bangladesh’s Shadman Islam (C) and Mohammad Mithun(L) run between the wickets yesterday’s agreed a broken 69-run sixth- press confer- David deal worth partnership. Bangladeshi opener, shared through square leg for a bound- Bangladesh first innings de ence. well more Shadman, who played more three useful partnerships of 42, ary, and was in line to become Shadman Islam lbw b Bishoo 76 Gea “He’s the than double balls than any other debutant 45 and 64 with , only the fourth Bangladeshi to Soumya Sarkar c Hope b Chase 19 level of play- that amount Mominul Haque and Moham - score a century on debut. Mominul Haque c Chase b Roach 29 Mohammad Mithun b Bishoo 29 er Manchester when he mad Mithun. But Bishoo dashed his hopes 55 United needs. signed on a free got the West by trapping him leg-before Indies’ first breakthrough when wicket in the post-lunch ses - b Lewis 14 “Manchester United transfer from Arsenal at Mahmudullah Riyad not out 31 he removed opener Soumya, sion. needs the best players in the start of the year. Extras (b2, nb 4) 6 who made 19 before edging to the world. United’s current in- Right-arm pacer Sherman Total (five wickets; 90 overs) 259 “The manager wants different form, and KNOW WHAT at first slip. Lewis bowled Mushfiqur Rahim To bat: , , Taijul him to stay, the board broader underlying Kemar Roach dismissed Mo- for 14 to give the West Indies Islam, Nayeem Hasan wants him to stay, David problems, will hardly minul Haque (29) on the stroke further success but Shakib and Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Soumya), 2-87 (Mo- of lunch break before Mithun M a h m u d u l a h , 3 1 o v e r n ig h t , wants to stay, and his agent have helped convince Bangladesh went into minul), 3-151 (Mithun), 4-161 (Shadman), (Jorge Mendes) wants the him to pledge the peak was bowled by Bishoo for the held firm until the close. 5-190 (Mushfiqur) player to do what he thinks years of his career to the game without any same score. Shakib was uncharacteristi - : Roach 15-1-38-1 (nb1), Lewis is right.” the club, especially recognised fast bowler Shadman brought up his 50 cally restrained in bringing up 12-1-35-1, Chase 21-0-61-1 Warrican 19-2- Mourinho said Mendes given the disparity in as they dropped Mustafi- off 147 balls by sweeping left- his 24th Test 50 off 98 balls, 46-0, Bishoo 19-1-69-2 (nb3), Brathwaite -- who is also his agent pay. zur Rahman arm spinner Jomel Warrican with just one boundary. 4-0-8-0 United’s Sanchez facing long time Mauricio Pochettino plays out with hamstring injury down Tottenham’s title bid Reuters | Manchester delof one and the Lindelof one was not an easy one. AFP | London anchester United’s Alex- I think has what “I think Alexis has what I Mis Sanchez will not play used to call an aggressive mus- auricio Pochettino claims again this year and faces a long I used to call an cu- lar injury... I don’t want to MTottenham should not be spell on the sidelines after sus- aggressive muscular risk by saying for how regarded as serious contenders taining a serious hamstring in- injury... I don’t want long he will be out but for the Premier League title this jury in training, manager Jose to risk by saying for from my experience I season. Mourinho said yesterday. how long he will would say he will not Pochettino’s side have made The Chile forward has not be out but from play this year.” a strong start to the campaign, had a scan to determine the Sanchez has winning 10 of their opening 13 full extent of the damage, but my experience struggled at Unit- Premier League games to reach Mourinho described the prob- I would say he ed this season, third place. lem as an “aggressive muscular will not play this scoring one goal They showed their quality injury” that left the 29-year-old year in 12 appearanc- with a 3-1 win against Chelsea screaming in pain. JOSE MOURINHO es in all compe- last weekend and sit just five “No scans yet. But the play- titions so far. points behind leaders Man - er is experienced, the player on Saturday, which is He last start- chester City. Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane (top) heads the ball above Chelsea’s Cesar knows what the injury is,” expected to keep the ed in their Cham- But City and Liverpool have Azpilicueta (bottom) during their English Premier League match (file photo) Mourinho told a news confer- Sweden internation- pions League vic- both beaten the north London ence ahead of his team’s trip to al out of action until tory at Juventus club this season and Tottenham “They make more investment last season because at the face Southampton in the Pre- Christmas. on Nov. 7 and boss Pochettino insists it is still than us and in a different level. same point as this season, last mier League today. “It’s not the lit- came off the too soon to expect his team to “But If we’re capable in the season I think we were sec - “Also, from the top of my tle muscular injury bench in sub- win the title last few months of the season ond or in a better position,” he experience, just the painful that in one week or sequent league “We are closer than last sea- to be in a good position in the said. scream and the way the injury 10 days the player is games against son to the top. I cannot say table, we’re going to try.” “I think yes, to be in the top happened, I know it’s going to ready, for me and Manchester City we’re a contender for the title,” Not only has Pochettino four this season will be tougher be for a long time.” also for Alexis, and Crystal Palace Pochettino said yesterday. played down his side’s chanc- than the previous season. Mourinho said Sanchez’s the feeling before before being dropped “I think Manchester City is in es of winning the title, he also “But we have the belief that injury was more severe than the scans is that from the squad for a different level and of course ranks this season’s challenge of we can do it and deliver a very the hamstring problem sus - the grade is dif- Tuesday’s Champions clubs like Liverpool, Chelsea, getting into the top four as the good job and that’s the most tained by centre back Victor ferent than the Alexis League win over Young the same, Manchester United toughest yet. important thing, because we Lindelof against Crystal Palace (Victor) Lin- Sanchez Boys. and Arsenal. “I think it’s tougher than have the quality.”

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