Another player walking out the door for free. Regardless if you think he's good enough, shouldn't be happening like this. This club couldn't be ran any worse, honestly.
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Does seem he is off.
Seems we are leaving an offer on the table on much lower terms where he isn't guaranteed #1 spot, if he wants it, but if he did surely he would have done so.
Seems we are leaving an offer on the table on much lower terms where he isn't guaranteed #1 spot, if he wants it, but if he did surely he would have done so.
Not just 12 years here, but 7th most appearances in the club's history from that time, more than any goalkeeper or foreign player. While being widely regarded as one of the best players in the world in his position at his peak. It would be bizarre to argue he isn't a United legend unless you have a short memory and bad judgement.
That said, people should really wait until he's actually confirmed to be leaving before they start celebrating or eulogising. Both the above reports still leave the door open for him to agree a new contract.
Yeah people have this weird thing where they re-write history of what the player was at his best when they inevitably decline in the latter half of their careers. It's as if saying "thanks" and recognizing that he was once a world class goalkeeper means you don't want him to leave and that you must now say he was always garbage or something.
To be fair he probably didn't write the headline but it's incredibly misleading either way - "De Gea to leave if he doesn't sign contract".....no shit.
Meh, it's not such a big deal when it's a 32 year old who has been on the books for 12 years.
We definitely need a new GK, problem is I’m not at all moved by Diogo Costa. Terrible in the WC but in general his handling looks average to say the least - has a bad tendency of pushing the ball back in to danger when making saves. I’ve hardly seen him make a save that makes you say “wow”.
I suppose it comes down to how much you’re willing to sacrifice in order to have a keeper who is good with his feet. I would prefer Raya who is attainable at a reasonable price.
I suppose it comes down to how much you’re willing to sacrifice in order to have a keeper who is good with his feet. I would prefer Raya who is attainable at a reasonable price.
It was always going to end this way once he signed a new contract in 2019. He probably earns 3X more than he could expect to earn anywhere else and no-one is covering those wages and paying a fee on top, even before you look at his poor form since 2018 and particular style of play. He is basically unsellable.
So basically he was just here a long time? In the worst period of the club in 40 years?
I mean give him his respect for the time here sure but that doesn’t make him a legend. Or do we just say every player that played a decade for the same club is a legend?
Regardless, we need a first team replacement and don't even have a owner. We have a enough to do without replacing golden glove winner of last season.
I mean no, he was a very good keeper for about a 5 year period for us in which we hardly had any club success. And after he declined steadily while notably costing us in plenty of high profile games for the 5 years after.
I just don’t think that warrants “club legend” status for a place like Manchester United when you realize who you are grouping him with.
And still saved this teams ass.
What kind of piss poor logic is that. Because the rest of the team were shit and he saved the team from being far more shit, he isn't a legend?
Laugh out loud
We should be getting a new keeper in and letting De Gea go... he's on like £19m a year currently.
Could easily sign a new keeper on a salary of £10m a year less than that, very comfortably. Even if we paid £40-50m for a keeper, amortised over a 5 year contract it would cost us less than what we currently pay De Gea.
Could easily sign a new keeper on a salary of £10m a year less than that, very comfortably. Even if we paid £40-50m for a keeper, amortised over a 5 year contract it would cost us less than what we currently pay De Gea.
Yes. Exactly that.
To call him a legend compares him to Schmeichel and van der Sar, which is embarrassing. De Gea isn’t half the keeper they both were.
He has been retained but he wants to play football and clubs are interested so it's no guarantee.
We have very good opportunity to offload his wages, I hope he won't take pay cut, which means contract extension won't happen.
12 years at the club, some good some bad. No doubt Manutd legend for me.
12 years at the club, some good some bad. No doubt Manutd legend for me.
Also has the most clean sheets in our history, most player of the years, and was arguably the best in the world in his prime. Don't rewrite history and don't just claim it's a lot of appearances and that's it.
Happened with Rooney too.
Without doubt a Man Utd legend.
Hes been a good servant and I will always remember him as a big plus overall in some shitty teams too but it's time now.
Of course he is. Anyone saying otherwise doesn't remember those 5 or 6 season in the mid 2010s
It's a joke isn't it? Any player who has 12 or 18 months left on their contract and does not sign an extension should automatically go on the transfer list. No exceptions.
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The problem with De Gea is his wages meant that no club would touch him. Genuinely if you look at his options, no big club would go for him. He wouldn't start for any other top half PL team, or equivalent level around Europe. Sociedad and Sevilla have better goalkeepers than him in Spain for example. He's looking at just random mid table clubs where he wouldn't even get 100k per week.
My feeling or rather hope is that the "talks remain open" line is just not to make us look desperate while looking for a new keeper.
It makes no sense that we have been negotiating with him for months now and still can't reach an agreement to renew or a decision to let him go.
It makes no sense that we have been negotiating with him for months now and still can't reach an agreement to renew or a decision to let him go.
Hopefully the rumors are true. Great servant or whatever but been shit for 5 seasons now we need way better.
The worst part about all this is that he got that insane deal in the first place.
It's all about circumstance really, if he were a player who wasn't on 375k a week and was integral to the side moving forward, then yeah, it's bad.
But a player who is on 375k a week and who is totally at odds with what is expected from his role now and in the future, then this is exactly what should be happening. Out the door and move on.
He's been a good servant and a world class player for us a few years ago but I think it's best he leaves this summer. It's a bit of a shame if it does end this way though as he's a player that deserves a proper send off.
We've clearly been looking at keepers but does seem like we'll only advance those moves if he does move on. Don't really see the point of keeping DDG around even on reduced wages of £100k / week to have him hanging around on the bench behind a new GK.
The sooner his situation is resolved, the sooner we can sell Henderson too.
We've clearly been looking at keepers but does seem like we'll only advance those moves if he does move on. Don't really see the point of keeping DDG around even on reduced wages of £100k / week to have him hanging around on the bench behind a new GK.
The sooner his situation is resolved, the sooner we can sell Henderson too.
This is starting to look a bit messy...will end up with both sides being unhappy.
Not a great way for DDG to exit the club, without any real send off.
Not a great way for DDG to exit the club, without any real send off.
The issue is how much we give in wages to average-ish players. If DDG was on 150k, and he had 18 months left, theres a chance he would have people going in for him, despite all his deficiencies.
Hes refusing a pay cut that were giving him, and unless that pay cut is less than 100k, its bonkers (from both him and us).
We could be creative. Lets say Heaton stays, then we have the third choice keeper. We have vitek who can be used to play DDGs way as number 2 for cups.
And then if we sell henderson for 30m, we have that + maybe 30m to play with for a first choice.
It can be done if were smart.
And if not, we can get somebody a level down (which is the same as above, and then we can go all out for a top keeper a year after - the one we sign takes us through this season).
There are options for us.
Also great servant =/ legend.
Give me strength, these fecking journos. Haven't a clue how to write a sentence
No doubt he was the only bright spark in some really dark times. The last of the Fergie era , last player to have a PL medal to his name ? People forget how we celebrated when tha fax machine fiasco happened. Of course he will decline after a while, does not negate the fact that he should be regarded as a club legend.
It good for all parties involved if he moves on. We need a new GK suited to modern football and I hope he gets a monster retirement offer
It good for all parties involved if he moves on. We need a new GK suited to modern football and I hope he gets a monster retirement offer
Club legend for me, obviously there are many bigger club legends for United, but still.
However, time to leave. He shouldn’t be on more than 100k and I believe we already offered him 200 k.
However, time to leave. He shouldn’t be on more than 100k and I believe we already offered him 200 k.
https://www.premierleague.com/news/3537083
David de Gea is listed on the released list.
Have happened in the past the players renew after being on the released list though.
David de Gea is listed on the released list.
Have happened in the past the players renew after being on the released list though.
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Don't think we can really read into this.
But do you think that we should then put a bargain basement figure on him with 12-18 months left of his contract? Getting £ 10 million for him is better then him leaving for nothing.
We wouldn't have gotten a penny for him in transfer fees with the wages he's on.
Even that wouldn't have worked we were never getting any fee for De Gea after his last contract extension he simply isn't rated outside United .
He won't have a choice
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