Manchester United is planning to offer Darren
Fletcher a contract extension after the
midfielder returned to action following a
nightmare 18 months battling a chronic bowel
condition.
Club officials are hoping to sit down with the
30-year-old to discuss the option of a 12-
month rolling contract, with his current deal
set to expire at the end of the 2014-15
season.
Fletcher was diagnosed with a condition
known as ulcerative colitis in 2011 and his
appearances for the Old Trafford side were
limited throughout the following two seasons.
But the midfielder underwent successful
surgery in January 2013 and returned to
action as a second-half substitute against
Aston Villa in mid-December before going on
to feature in a further nine games under David
Moyes in all competitions.
Fletcher also earned a recall to the Scotland
squad for the upcoming friendly against
Poland on March 5 having not played for his
country since 2012.
United is pleased with Fletcher's recovery but
have been eager not to rush him back, with
Moyes of the belief that the Scot can continue
to contribute at the highest level in the
immediate future.
Fletcher currently earns around 60,000
pounds-a-week and the proposed new
contract, which would begin in 2015, would
see the midfielder pick up a similar figure
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