MANCHESTER UNITED star Timothy Fosu-Mensah has joined the coronavirus fight by handing out shopping vouchers to those in need.
The 22-year-old travelled back to the nighbourhood where he grew up in Amsterdam.
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Manchester United star Timothy Fosu-Mensah went back to Holland to help out people affected by coronavirus
And when he heard how some people were struggling financially as a result of the pandemic, Fosu-Mensah dug deep to help out.
According to De Telegraaf, the footballer handed out a hundred vouchers worth £45 each to those in need.
He tweeted out his thanks to the supermarket for helping him with the kind gesture.
Fosu-Mensah shared a photo of him at the shop, writing: “I wanna thank @vomaronlinefor their help to provide for 100 families in Amsterdam Southeast the Bijlmer where i grew up.”
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The player’s agent Albert Kissi told Dutch TV channel AT5: “We received signals from Amsterdam Zuidoost that several families had to borrow money because of the corona crisis in order to do their shopping.
“Under normal circumstances, that could and should never happen.”
Fosu-Mensah faces an uncertain wait to find out his future as talks surrounding his contract have reportedly stalled amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Red Devils star is reported to be in the dark over whether or not United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared to trigger a one-year extension on his current deal.
The 22-year old Dutch ace’s contract is set to expire in June and he had hoped to prove to the United hierarchy he was worth a new deal before Covid-19 slammed the door shut on world football.
The Mirror say the former Ajax youth star’s future remains up in the air after only returning to action with United’s under-23s in January after injury.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah could be moving out of Old Trafford this summerCredit: PA:Press Association
People suffering as a result of the coronavirus pandemic were grateful to get shopping vouchers from Fosu-Mensah
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