After making it public that Manchester United was about to offer 35 year old Ryan Giggs an extension, the Welsh winger and Sir Alex put pen to paper that will as of now end in the summer of 2010.

Via Guardian 

By then, Giggs will be 36 but the most decorated player in the club’s history, currently going for his 11th Premier League title, has spoken to Ferguson about the possibility of continuing even longer. He has already started taking his coaching badges but, whereas Paul Scholes and Gary Neville are widely expected to join Edwin van der Sar in retiring in 18 months’ time, Giggs is hopeful of playing until 2011 at the earliest.

“I feel fit and I’m enjoying my football more than ever,” he said. “This is an exciting young team and the spirit is great in the dressing room. I want to be a part of that and achieve even more success.”

Giggs, who scored the only goal in United’s latest win against West Ham United at Upton Park last Sunday, made his debut in March 1991, but his association with United dates to signing associate schoolboy forms on his 14th birthday in 1987.

His appearance in the European Cup final last season took him past Sir Bobby Charlton’s club record of 758 games and is likely to break the 800 mark before the end of the current season. Giggs will reach 788 if he plays at Derby County on Sunday, in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

“Ryan is a true professional of the game,” said Ferguson yesterday. “His lifestyle, the way he looks after himself, and his desire always to want to win is a credit to him and an inspiration to any young kid who wants to be a professional footballer. He is like a young boy in the way that he plays and, although he wants to be involved in every game, he understands that using his experience when it matters is a benefit to him and the team.”

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