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Man Utd AGREE new deal with Tom Heaton that will keep veteran goalkeeper at the club into his 40s
TOM HEATON has verbally agreed a new one-year playing deal at Manchester United.
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Tom Heaton is set to stay at Manchester United
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Veteran stopper Heaton was set to be out of contract at the end of June.
But the three-cap
He spent five years at the club between 2005 and 2010 but never made an appearance in the Premier League.
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Heaton had loan spells at Swindon, Antwerp, Cardiff City, QPR, Rochdale and Wycombe.
Despite returning to Old Trafford he has still not played a single minute for the club in the Prem.
A coaching role had been touted for the ex-Aston Villa and
As a result, Heaton will remain part of the club's squad for the new season with the first team returning to action for a friendly against Leeds in Stockholm on July 19.
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