Shield Yunus Musah when he is of age

Yunus Musah has 9 league games with Valencia de Gracia; 80% of the possible owner minutes. No footballer in black and white history had reached such a number of official matches before turning 18, as is his case. Its explosion is perhaps the best news that has been given by Mestalla so far in 2020. For this reason, Valencia wants to shield his contract, although he will do so once the New Yorker is of legal age, which will be this Sunday, November 29, and thus be able to sign a renewal for five seasons, until 2026.

If the negotiation is closed with the premises that the Mestalla club wants, Yunus Musah will become the player in the squad with the longest contract in force. He would only be approached by the contracts of Maxi Gómez, Uros Racic, Thierry Correia and Manu Vallejo, which they signed until 2024. The renewal of Yunus Musah left her on track Mateu Alemany and Pablo Longoria the same day they convinced him to leave Arsenal and sign for Valencia.

In this sense, With Yunus there shouldn't be the problems that there were with Ferran Torres or those that are having with Kang-in Lee. The club could have almost unilaterally renewed Yunus for a year (until 2023). But by regulation and by ‘fringes’ in his current contract, Valencia prefers to sit down to negotiate with Yunus once he is 18 years old and thus be able to offer him a contract for five seasons.

Yunus is showing his worth and talent under the command of Javi Gracia, a coach who has trusted him since preseason. Yunus is the fifth most used player by the Navarrese coach. Only Jaume, Gayà, Wass and Maxi Gómez surpass him. But, in addition, Valencia sees the potential that its image has, especially if it confirms its decision to play with the United States team (with which it has already debuted in two friendlies), renouncing that of England (the country with which it has played in the inferiors until the Sub'18 and that in the last weeks, due to the call of the USA, has returned to test him). In March, unless Yunus says otherwise, the United States will call him again and then he will have to make a decision. Yunus, and Valencia, is also pending Brexit, since it will make him occupy a foreigner in LaLiga, although, in turn, his British passport will make him a safe target of Premier clubs.