(Reuters) - Manchester United's highly-rated teenage midfielder Angel Gomes is set to leave Old Trafford after failing to agree a new contract, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Monday.
Solskjaer had been hopeful that Gomes, who has been linked with Chelsea in the British media, would sign a new contract but told a news conference there was no update on the situation and the 19-year-old's current deal expires on Tuesday.
"I've got no news, nothing, so it doesn't look like ," Solskjaer said of the England Under-20 international. "I've not heard from them last night or this morning. It seems like they haven't managed to agree so the answer is probably short and yes ." United travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday in a bid to extend an 14-match unbeaten run across all competitions and improve their chances of a top-four Premier League finish. With seven league matches remaining, Solskjaer believes his players are finally translating his ideas onto the pitch as they look to clinch a Champions League qualification spot. "I think there are many teams in that battle for third and fourth -- Leicester, Chelsea, us, Wolves are doing really well," added Solskjaer, whose United side are in sixth place, five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea. "For me as a team we're trying to implement our ideas. When you go into the next game knowing you've won the previous game it's a good place to be in. "I think every year you're in the Champions League is a great experience. For the players it's a step forward, for us it's what we're striving to do, winning trophies, and we need to focus on one game at a time."
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