With Jose Mourinho taking charge of Manchester United this summer, some of the club's fans may have been worried about the Portuguese manager's supposed history of neglecting youth.
The main worry would have been Marcus Rashford, but it was quite clear that he is simply too good to not play and sure enough is now one of the club's most important players, but there would have been fears over the two double-barrel named full-backs who also broke through to the first team last year.
While Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has gone on loan to Wolves where he is playing well by all accounts, Timothy Fosu-Mensah remained at the club and has had to take a back seat due to the recovery of Luke Shaw and the improved form of Antonio Valencia.
Although he has appeared in the Europa League, United fans will have wanted him to sign a new deal after it emerged that talks had been taking place, and that has finally now been confirmed:
.@Timboo95 has signed a new contract at #MUFC until June 2020, with the option for a further year! Full statement: https://t.co/2WVVyaSIYO pic.twitter.com/nw5ky0DCrb
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 19, 2016
It's clear that he is a part of the club's plans, and that will be music to the years of the fans that got a glimpse of the young Dutchman last season.
Due to his versatility it's impossible to imagine at which position he will eventually settle on, if he does at all, but one thing is for certain and that is that the Manchester United fans are very happy with this news.
@ManUtd @timboo95 "Oh, yes." - Martin Tyler
OHHHHHHHH YESSSSSSS— Dave (@TheEliteMartial) October 19, 2016
@ManUtd @timboo95 @MbilalR786 get in!! Absolute class this lad
— Daniel Pfadenhauer (@dpfadenhauer97) October 19, 2016
Fosu-Mensah signs a new deal at #MUFC until 2020, great piece of business by united, brilliant talent who is showing a lot of potential
— Aiden Beswick (@ABeswickSport) October 19, 2016
Someone who is also delighted is Rafael Da Silva, who is currently really high in the supporters' estimations after the story that emerged last night, as he tweeted congratulations to the young United star.
The reaction suggests these two have a history, and it will raise a smile from every Man United fan.
Great to see.
Rafael was a player who won the hearts of United fans with his fearless attitude and love of a good old fashioned British tackle, and this was something that Watford striker Troy Deeney explained Fosu-Mensah has in his locker on MOTD last season, which you can watch below.
