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Max Taylor signs one-year contact extension at Manchester United just months after beating testicular cancer having gone through nine weeks of chemotherapy treatment

Max Taylor has signed a new one-year contract extension at Manchester United just months after beating testicular cancer.

The 20-year-old defender, who has been with United since the age of 14, will be staying there for next season.

The youngster was diagnosed with cancer in November 2018 and began a nine-week course of chemotherapy to successfully beat the disease.

Defender Max Taylor, 20, has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester United

Defender Max Taylor, 20, has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester United

The youngster overcame testicular cancer last year following nine weeks of chemotherapy

Taylor returned to training with United in September last year and featured six times for their under-23 team in Premier League 2.