Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has cast doubt on club captain Antonio Valencia’s Manchester United future at a crucial time for the Ecuadorian.
Valencia’s contract expires at the end of the season and United must trigger their one-year extension clause by 5.00pm today in order renew his existing terms.
The 33-year-old full-back, who is currently out of contention with a calf injury, has made 338 appearances for United but has not played under Solskjaer since 2 January.
Solskjaer said on Friday that he was not sure whether the club and Valencia will agree to extended terms.
The United caretaker also suggested that the full-back’s future depends on him returning to fitness and impressing before the end of the season.
“He’s still not 100% fit, he is still working to get back fit and he’s had a fantastic career here at Man United and in England,” he said.
“He is one of the Premier League winners left in the dressing room but at the moment I’m not sure if Man United and Antonio will agree on the next year.
“So it depends if he gets back on the pitch as well in the next few months but he’s the captain, a great servant to the club.
“Hopefully I can get him on the pitch and show what he can do, or he can get himself 100% fit and back on the pitch.”
Valencia is the longest-serving member of the current United squad, having joined from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2009.
The Ecuadorian has won two Premier League titles in his time at Old Trafford, as well as an FA Cup, two EFL Cups and the Europa League.
