Manchester United has announced the renewal of the contract of its young Iraqi player Zidan Iqbal until 2025, allowing him more opportunities to participate with the first team. The Iraqi international Zidan Iqbal signed a new contract with the "Red Devils" on Tuesday, six months after his first appearances with the first team in the UEFA Champions League.
Iqbal played a few minutes with Manchester United during the team's match against Young Boys of Switzerland in the Champions League. He participates with Manchester United's youth team but is occasionally called up to the first team as needed.
Iqbal has represented the Iraqi national team in two matches and has been called up for the youth and Olympic teams, expressing his happiness to represent the "Lions of Mesopotamia." Zidan Iqbal was born in 2003 in Manchester to an Iraqi mother and a Pakistani father and chose to represent the Iraqi national team after being approached by the Iraqi Football Association.
