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Release Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 3:43
Manchester United would have triggered the one year option they have on David De Gea – and talks on a major new deal will continue in due course.
The Spanish star, widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, was to be out of contract in June 2019. However, United, like all its big stars, has canceled the option to extend the contract. a year he had in his country. contract, which means that the former man of Atletico Madrid is now bound to Old Trafford until the following summer.
De Gea would have been allowed to speak to interested foreign parties from January 1 if they had not agreed to the option of his contract and a free transfer could have been scheduled as of July 1, 2019.
United hopes to retain its valuable asset for a new long-term agreement and discussions between the club and its agent are expected to resume in the coming months. It was reported that the star was looking for a salary similar to that of Alexis Sanchez, his main source of income, which earns £ 505,000 per week.
But with 18 months left, United will be wary of the implications of not extending De Gea's decision in the coming months. would have drawn up a list of potential replacements.
Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid, Jordan Pickford, keeper of Everton and England, and Brighton, Mat Ryan both were mentioned as potential targets.
United's boss, Jose Mourinho, wants however that he wants De Gea to stay in the long run. delivered an optimistic message about the player after the goalkeeper's contribution to the Young Boys on Tuesday night.
"I know he wants to stay," he said.
"I know his agent is happy to do what the player wants and I also know that the board wants him to stay and they are working on it. I therefore hope that sooner or later they will come to a good conclusion.
"Without David's rescue, there would be no winning goal. He is the best goalkeeper in the world and if we want to be a great club, a winning club, you need the best goalkeeper in the world.
"You also need other top players [in their position] in the world, in this case, we have only the best goalkeeper in the world. "
Last weekend the Mail on Sunday announced that Paris Saint-Germain would still be looking to sign De Gea at the end of the season.
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