Welbeck to be handed new deal at Manchester United as Fergie ties up young stars

Manchester United will offer England striker Danny Welbeck, 20, a new contract worth in excess of £30,000 a week.

Sir Alex Ferguson wants to put his younger players on improved terms after handing defender Chris Smalling a new five-year deal earlier this month.

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The United boss has high expectations for 20-year-old Welbeck, a product of the youth system who impressed on loan at Sunderland last season and won his first senior international cap against Ghana.