If I’m looking at worst case scenario and De Gea DID want to leave for Real and was adamant on it then I’d tell Real it would be for Bale with them also paying some money then even though it’s a downgrade (everyone is compared to De Gea though) I’d go for Courtois as he’s got a year left on his contract and I think is gettable.
I simply HATE the idea of us without De Gea and seeing as Butland is by far the better keeper I HATE the idea of Pickford for us even more BUT if we went into next season with Courtois, Dalot, Alderweireld, Smalling, Sandro, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Bale, Lukaku, Sanchez with Romero, Valencia, Jones, Bailly, Tuanzebe, Shaw, Young, Herrera, Fosu-Mensah, Pereira, McTominay, Lingard, Mata, Martial and Rashford as back up I’d very content.