Snacks94 wrote:

Chris Mochrie and Lewis Neilson close to signing new deals until 2024, according to Scott Burns.

Think that leaves the following out of contract this summer:

Benji
Sporle
Harkes
McDonald
Hoti
Biamou

Plus end of loan for McNulty, Akinola and Levitt


Can see McDonald extending his deal if he feels ok and is contributing, expect the rest will leave

Dylan Levitt's Manchester Utd contract up in June 2022.

If they don't offer him a new deal he should be our No.1 signing target.

He will of course have other suitors, i'm sure. But we must really push the boat out in pursuit of him.

We are talking about a lad who could potentially be in Wales World Cup squad later this year. His sell-on value could be huge, not to mention what he actually offers us on the pitch.
 

Lancashire-Arab wrote:

We all know the situation with Benji and Biamou

Hoti - not sure he had done enough to warrant anew contract
Sporle - Again not sure we have seen enough to offer him a new contract
Harkes - Strange one as not heard anything about being in discussions on a new contract and seems odd not to at least offer a contract to someone that you play every week.
McDonald - short term deal and hope he does extend but may get more lucrative offers.

Harkes has said he's in discussions with the club, i actually think he's done ok this season but still wouldnt be too upset if he goes think he could easily be replace
 

I hope we can get a deal sorted for McDonald as I'm sure all the young midfielders we have would benefit massively from having him at the club whilst he is still better than anybody else we have at the club in that position.

Agreed, hope we can tie Harkes up to a new deal.

smedDUm wrote:

TIN HAT ON.
I don't quite get the Levitt love-in.
Yeah he's good and will definitely develop but is he currently any better than the under-loved Harkes?
I don't think so.
 

Harkes is probably a bit under appreciated by sections of our support, granted (myself included).

But let's get things in perspective here.

One is 27 next month (Harkes).

The other is 21. On the books of the World's biggest football club, and could potentially play in a World Cup this year (after already appearing in a Euro's last Summer).

The potential of the two to Dundee Utd and what they could bring over the next 2/3 years is not comparable.
 

Harkes is becoming the new Davy chicken legs Robertson. He never appears to do much in any game but pops ups with some important goals.
Worth keeping but not worth a big contract

BMT wrote:

I'm not sure about keeping Harkes , on one hand he has played some really good games but they have been few and far between and I don't know if keeping him will hinder the development of the likes of Mochrie, Meekison etc.

100% it is, same with Clarke. Its thinking about the here and now and not long term. 

Let me explain further. The problem with Harkes is you cant play him WITH the young players as he's not strong enough to cope with that. He needs backup himself if he plays (rather like a young player) thats why he is hindering their development he is essentially taking a novis's spot on the team if that makes sence.
 

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smedDUm wrote:

I've seen about a dozen of Dylan's games and tbh I'm not quite getting World Cup.
I mean he's not looking any better or any worse than our other midfielders.
And, broader issue, should we not be developing our own?
Like a current Killie loanee maybe?
 

 
He is developing whilst on loan, or would be if he wasn't injured again. Glass by name and by nature possibly?

dufc2019 wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

smedDUm wrote:

I've seen about a dozen of Dylan's games and tbh I'm not quite getting World Cup.
I mean he's not looking any better or any worse than our other midfielders.
And, broader issue, should we not be developing our own?
Like a current Killie loanee maybe?
 

 
He is developing whilst on loan, or would be if he wasn't injured again. Glass by name and by nature possibly?

IMO the young Midfielders and forwards at our club have not had a fair crack at the whip for whatever reason
 

 
Perhaps the coaching staff don't feel they are ready yet? I'm no expert but I do think the coaching staff who work day in day out with the players are best placed to decide on how they develop and whether they are ready or not.

Snacks94 wrote:

Mochrie extended to 2024

Good news.

Be a top player for us given time.
 

Genuinely can’t believe he’s 18, seems like he’s been around for years

Tek wrote:

Snacks94 wrote:

Chris Mochrie and Lewis Neilson close to signing new deals until 2024, according to Scott Burns.

Think that leaves the following out of contract this summer:

Benji
Sporle
Harkes
McDonald
Hoti
Biamou

Plus end of loan for McNulty, Akinola and Levitt


Can see McDonald extending his deal if he feels ok and is contributing, expect the rest will leave

Dylan Levitt's Manchester Utd contract up in June 2022.

If they don't offer him a new deal he should be our No.1 signing target.

He will of course have other suitors, i'm sure. But we must really push the boat out in pursuit of him.

We are talking about a lad who could potentially be in Wales World Cup squad later this year. His sell-on value could be huge, not to mention what he actually offers us on the pitch.
 

I have to give the club (and yes, Tony Asghar) a lot of credit on this occasion.

I said months ago that Dylan Levitt absolutely had to be our No.1 Summer target. But i felt our chances of getting him were probably quite low to be honest. To have gotten him signed up for two years is a fantastic coup for the club.

Rumour going about that the fee was actually only 100k btw ,but with add-on's (30% sell-on fee). If true, unbelievable business.

We'll get half of that back if he goes to the World Cup.