Also I don't really understand the high praise for Woodward here. He ended up staying through pure fluke because Madrid were tardy with their paperwork - it would have been more surprising if Woodward didn't get him to sign a new contract.
Official: De Gea Signs New 4 (+ 1) year deal
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Happy 
Not many seem to be aware of that.
He'll be here for a long time now.
Excellent news for us.
Wow I was right all along!
Hopefully there is a 50 mill buy out clause.
Hopefully there is a 50 mill buy out clause.
How could we feck this up so badly, we really are amateurs.
/Madrid
/Madrid
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Great news!
Better than losing him on a free I suppose. I mean he'd have got such a fee going to Real Madrid on a free so we may as well pay it and get the huge transfer fee instead.
Probably bullshit mind as it's talksport who know less than John Snow
I'd call that a 4 year contract myself but fair enough!
This is fecking beautiful. Best news all year and our best signing this season x 10
The sceptical side of me says he'll still go to Real next Summer but at least we'll get a full, committed season out of him. Still I'm so excited right now that I believe he's with us for the long term. GET IN!
We really did fluke this though. He was minutes away from walking out the door, now he's signed a new contract. Crazy!
The sceptical side of me says he'll still go to Real next Summer but at least we'll get a full, committed season out of him. Still I'm so excited right now that I believe he's with us for the long term. GET IN!
We really did fluke this though. He was minutes away from walking out the door, now he's signed a new contract. Crazy!
Over to you for comment Mr Perez!
Never expected this. Fantastic stuff.
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I may be a muppet, but I am a justified muppet!
Right now Florentino Perez is strolling around Madrid with Ed Woodwards hand print across his face
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Oh shit, either he's in for the longrun, or they've put in a serious release clause. A 4+1 year contract is no feck about thing, I was honestly only expecting a 2 year placeholding contract whilst Madrid come in again next year.
This is like a new signing after deadline day.
To be fair, it did seem that Woodward was getting the best possible deal for a player with less than one year to go on his contract who wanted away. A fee, plus a decent keeper in return wouldn't have been the worst business in the world.
Some bloke on my Twitter feed claiming that LVG has said Romero will keep his place for the game tomorrow? 
I guess Jorge Mendes aint such a bad guy after all.
RM punches him in the face, he anal rapes Perez back.
RM punches him in the face, he anal rapes Perez back.
Jose (in his press conference): Well. I have got some sick news. My best keeper will be in hospital in bed for ages. So get ready for my moaning if we leak any goals
Press meanwhile look at their phones and keep giggling.
Jose: Why are you all giggling?
Press: De Gea signed a new contract. Talk to you later!!!
Press meanwhile look at their phones and keep giggling.
Jose: Why are you all giggling?
Press: De Gea signed a new contract. Talk to you later!!!
I really hope this was a little extra intentional feck you to Madrid
Because Woodward stuck firm to the valuation of the player whilst under a lot of pressure all summer, leading to the situation where Madrid blinked first on the last day and ended up messing up the deal due to lack of time. A lot of the caf were screaming blue murder at him and calling him incompetent for not selling him earlier in the summer for whatever fee Madrid offered just to get it done with. He deserves a bit of credit at least. He engineered a situation where we'd have either gotten a good valuation for a player with 1 year on his contract or get him to sign a new contract so he keeps his place for the Euros.
Just fed up in work and with a few other things. But this has drastically inproved my mood. So glad United are playing this weekend as well, and football has resumed
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Some bloke on my Twitter feed claiming that LVG has said Romero will keep his place for the game tomorrow?
Haha yes forgot about that.
Yep, this basically
I imagine Madrid would be pretty pissed off at him if he decided to extend at United. They won't fancy paying a very significant fee (I imagine in the excess of €50m now) for a player they could have got for free.
Amazing news though I fully expect a release clause was in there and that he will still go. Still, means Real Madrid didnt get the better of us. Really delighted.
Best bit of business we've done all summer.
Great news!
Great news!
Really? I imagine Madrid will be delighted with De Gea here.
He won't be leaving next year at all.
How many of us had faith that Dave would be with us this season in that poll ?
I did !!
Yay ! #DaveStays
I did !!
Yay ! #DaveStays
what a complete idiot Madrid was. All you have to do is coughing up the cash that we want. But nooo, you have to wait to the last day of transfer window, only to feck up the paperworks. Can't happened to a nicer club. Enjoy not having the best keeper in the worldfeck Perez & Real!! Woody is a genius!!