Man Utd Transfer News: David de Gea Expands Until 2020

Manchester United had exercised its right to extend David de Gea's contract for another year. connecting the Spanish International to Old Trafford until 2020.

The Spanish signed a new four-year contract in September 2015, just days after the removal of the Real Madrid transfer project Madrid on the day of the transfer deadline.

The club's policy, United, included the possibility for the goaltender to add an extra year to his contract until the end of the 2019-2020 season.

This season, discussions have taken place about a new long-term contract for the quadruple player of the year Sir Matt Busby, but with an agreement yet to come United has decided to guarantee the custody of its 28 years for a new period of 12 months.

to choose their option was Always expected to be a formality, De Gea would have been free to talk to foreign clubs about a possible transfer for the summer of 2019 as early as January 1 if the Red Devils did not have any. had not acted to confirm his stay for the extra year.

The hope is now that the two sides can agree on an agreement beyond 2020, the manager Jose Mourinho declaring this week that United's number one will sign for the long-term

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"This is a world-clbad player, he is the best goalkeeper of the world and if we want to be a big club, to be a winning club, you need the best goalkeeper Mourinho said after the 1-0 win over Young Boys on Tuesday.

"We have the best goalkeeper in the world and I know what he wants to stay, I know his agent is happy to do what the player wants and I also know that the board wants to stay and they are working on it, so hopefully sooner or later they will succeed to a conclusion. "

The only point of contention now seems to be the subject of a wage consensus, with the arrival of Alexis Sanchez in January for a £ 390,000 contract eek alerted De Gea's camp on the possibility of a significant increase in his player.