We are finally getting more clarity around David de Gea’s future and it doesn’t sound promising for the Manchester United goalkeeper.
According to The Athletic, De Gea signed a contract extension with United only for the club to back out of the agreed proposal.
De Gea, 32, agreed to a reduction on his current £375,000 p/w wages, but the club did not sign the contract.
That means it didn’t get the green light from someone with power at Old Trafford.
The report states United have submitted a new proposal to De Gea, whose contract expires later this week, with an even lower salary proposed.
It just doesn’t make sense to keep a keeper — likely to become second choice — on any more than £200,000k p/w.
Talks are understood to be ongoing between United and De Gea’s entourage, while the Spaniard has interest in him from Saudi Arabia.
The future looks bleak for De Gea at United if he wants to play every week. I wouldn’t be surprised if he moved on, especially given how the club already backed out of the last deal.
That will seem like a slap in the face for someone who has served United well down the years.
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