James Garner has signed a new Manchester United contract until 2024 before joining Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal.
The 20-year-old, who has already featured seven times for United's first team, progressed through the club's academy after joining at the age of eight.
After signing his new contract, which has an option of an additional year's extension, Garner said: "I'm made up, Manchester United has been a massive part of my life for over 10 years now.
"My ambitions are obviously to become a first-team player here. I know exactly what it takes, I'm ready to go and showcase my ability to everyone and keep on striving for all my goals.
"Signing this new contract shows the faith that the club has in me, it gives me extra motivation and means so much for me and my family.
"I want to be a big player for this club one day, that is my ultimate aim and I'll be working every day to make that happen."
Garner now returns to Forest where he made 20 league appearances and scored four goals while on loan at the club in the second part of last season.
Prior to that, he had a loan spell in the first half of 2020-21 at Watford, for whom he also played 20 times in the league.
Could James Garner be the long-term solution to Manchester United's midfield problems?
By Zinny Boswell
"We've got great faith in him as the next Michael Carrick," Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said of Garner in February 2019 after handing the young midfielder his debut in a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
Two years on and Solskjaer's side still have a Carrick-shaped hole in midfield. After the 4-2 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford in May, former club captain Roy Keane gave a scathing assessment of Solskjaer's trusted midfield duo of Scott McTominay and Fred.
Keane told Sky Sports: "As long as those two players are in midfield for Manchester United, they will not be winning any big trophies. I can't believe how short Manchester United are."
In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, United's head of academy Nick Cox tells the story of Garner's journey, gives his verdict on his performances this season and what the future holds for the 20-year-old.
manunitedfan770
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Why Ole doesn’t give Garner a go I am staggered his, why he keeps playing McFred 😡 they have failed in every big game they have played in, loaning out to a Championship side is a waste of time. I haven’t lately seen any loan player to championship come back a better player and gone on to first team spot, if you loan a player out loan him to a PL side. The quality of the championship league is way lower than PL that’s why the same sides take turns going up then going back down. It’s Oles and the coaches job to coach these kids so do your job and don’t get someone else to do it. Sending Garner, Amad and Pellistri out on loan is a disgrace, Ole should be giving them opportunities, you learn to play the United way by playing at United
playing time
SMHellas
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The kid needs to be given a chance in our midfield next season, if he can dictate from deep he could almost act as a regista. I haven't seen enough of him though to know about his defensive ability, but surely he has to be better defensively than Fred
AlviNashys
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Let's keep our Jnrs for the benefit of our team will make money out of these Jnr team
SeanKohoi
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Why Ole doesn’t give Garner a go I am staggered his, why he keeps playing McFred 😡 they have failed in every big game they have played in, loaning out to a Championship side is a waste of time. I haven’t lately seen any loan player to championship come back a better player and gone on to first team spot, if you loan a player out loan him to a PL side. The quality of the championship league is way lower than PL that’s why the same sides take turns going up then going back down. It’s Oles and the coaches job to coach these kids so do your job and don’t get someone else to do it. Sending Garner, Amad and Pellistri out on loan is a disgrace, Ole should be giving them opportunities, you learn to play the United way by playing at United
Mason Mount got loaned from Chelsea to Derby
jossydinho
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what are you saying. they are sending them out to gain experience. just like doing their IT.
kg-4991
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Why Ole doesn’t give Garner a go I am staggered his, why he keeps playing McFred 😡 they have failed in every big game they have played in, loaning out to a Championship side is a waste of time. I haven’t lately seen any loan player to championship come back a better player and gone on to first team spot, if you loan a player out loan him to a PL side. The quality of the championship league is way lower than PL that’s why the same sides take turns going up then going back down. It’s Oles and the coaches job to coach these kids so do your job and don’t get someone else to do it. Sending Garner, Amad and Pellistri out on loan is a disgrace, Ole should be giving them opportunities, you learn to play the United way by playing at United
Dean Henderson he went to Championship side Sheffield a d lead them to promotion. Helped them stay in PL, then they got relegated when he came back to us.
kg-4991
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This kid could become a key CDM for United in the future. He is still finding his position between Box ti Box midfielder role and a Defensive midfield role.
Tucdikmrtu
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Why Ole doesn’t give Garner a go I am staggered his, why he keeps playing McFred 😡 they have failed in every big game they have played in, loaning out to a Championship side is a waste of time. I haven’t lately seen any loan player to championship come back a better player and gone on to first team spot, if you loan a player out loan him to a PL side. The quality of the championship league is way lower than PL that’s why the same sides take turns going up then going back down. It’s Oles and the coaches job to coach these kids so do your job and don’t get someone else to do it. Sending Garner, Amad and Pellistri out on loan is a disgrace, Ole should be giving them opportunities, you learn to play the United way by playing at United