Aaron Wan-Bissaka revived his Manchester United career under Erik ten Hag last season, overcoming challenges and earning praise from the football community.
According to the Mirror, talks are underway for a new contract, aiming to improve his current £100,000-a-week deal.
Initially sidelined, Wan-Bissaka regained his place, proving his worth after a mid-winter training camp in Spain.
The 25-year-old credits Ten Hag's guidance and the support of family and friends for his successful turnaround.
‘It was a hard time and the only thing you can do during a hard time is keep working,’ he said as ESPN FC quoted. ‘I got my head down, gaining that hunger to fight for my position and wanting to play, wanting to impress the manager and help the team.
‘It’s quite hard to motivate yourself to train hard because you’d be telling yourself, “what am I training for when I’m not going to be playing?” But I just had the mindset, “I’ll train for myself, just to get the best out of myself”.
‘It can go both ways. You can just sit there and complain about it and not care, or you can actually try. I thought the best way was for me to try.
‘It’s obviously never good. But I just had to deal with it. I had support around me, my family, telling me every day, “Just keep working hard, have faith, your time will come”. So that helped me get through each day.
‘I always have that faith in myself to get myself out of situations like that. I had my head screwed on and I was ready to do what it takes.
‘Probably after January, I felt it I was in the right direction. I felt good about myself. I was happy. I just wanted to keep improving.’
Wan-Bissaka also elaborated on how bad a place social media platforms like Twitter can be, and how he doesn't use them regardless of his display on the pitch.
‘Twitter can be a dark place, so I avoid it. I used to, but it's easy now, I just don't do it no matter how the performance is, good or bad.
‘When I was at Palace, I used to see players from other clubs, what they go through and what to expect. So when it happened it's hard to deal with it, but you just block it out and focus on the main thing which is football.
‘It's everything: all eyes are on you. It was just different to what I'm used to you, everything is more intense.
‘It can be hard, especially outside of football. You go for a meal or something with the family, and fans are coming up wanting pictures and autographs. I don't think they understand when is the right time to approach or not.
‘Some of it is difficult, but that's what comes with the job. I don't think there's much you can do about it.’
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