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Manchester United legend Gary Neville has given his opinion on the situation regarding goalkeeper David De Gea’s contract.
The clock is ticking on De Gea’s current deal with the Red Devils. It is set to expire at midnight, making the Spaniard a free agent and no longer linked to the Old Trafford outfit.
De Gea, 32, has agreed a new deal with Manchester United only to make changes to the terms in the deal, according to BBC Sport. He did not agree to the new proposal put to him by the Premier League giants. Both parties have now taken a step back and are reflecting on the situation before making a decision.
Neville has told his former club it is time for the Red Devils to relinquish their longest-serving player. He said in The Overlap (via centredevils):
“To win titles you have to have a world class goalkeeper and (Manchester United) need to make the change now.”
The United symbol also hinted at the Spanish goalkeeper’s mistake in losing the FA Cup final to neighbors Manchester City (via UtdPlug):
“I don’t want to pick a keeper who’s been great over the last 10 years. He’s had some tough times and there was a 4/5 year period where he was very good, but you can’t let that second pass the goal.”
De Gea has been a mainstay in the Manchester United team since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2011. He has made 545 appearances across competitions, keeping 190 clean sheets.
The Spaniard has won the club’s player of the year award four times. He also broke the record set by Red Devils legend Peter Schmeichel when he kept Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final in February.
However, although De Gea is constantly breaking records, he has not been without his faults. None more disappointing than his performance in the FA Cup Final against City. He was poor in trying to stop Ilkay Gundogan from scoring the winning goal at Wembley.
De Gea’s manager, Eric ten Hag, has consistently defended the veteran goalkeeper throughout the season. He did so after goalkeeper Said Benrahma’s effort was missed in a 1-0 defeat by West Ham.
However, the writing may be on the wall for the Spaniard given the club’s decision to make further changes to his contract offer. He was already poised to take a big hit on his £375,000-a-week wages.
Manchester United meet Inter Milan for discussions about De Gea’s possible replacement, Andre Onana
Manchester United’s replacement for De Gea appears to have been identified as Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana. Tin Hag previously coached the Cameroonian at Ajax and developed him into one of the best female footballers in Europe.
According to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Red Devils’ Director of Football Operations David Harrison and Inter’s Sporting Director Piero Ausilio will meet in Ibiza today (June 30). Onana’s agent also traveled to Ibiza to help finalize a move to Old Trafford.
Onana was in fantastic form last season, keeping 19 clean sheets in 41 appearances across competitions. He was impressive in both the Nerazzurri’s Coppa Italia final victory over Fiorentina and their Champions League final defeat against City.
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