Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed David De Gea wants to stay at Old Trafford and will sign a new deal ‘as soon as possible’. De Gea has won United’s Player of the Year award in three of the last four seasons and is widely recognised as the best goalkeeper in the world. The Spaniard signed a four-year deal with the club in 2014 after his dream move to Real Madrid collapsed and United will trigger a 12-month extension to keep him at the club until at least 2020.
Thibaut Courtois’ move to the Bernabeu has all but ended De Gea’s hopes of moving to Los Blancos and Mourinho has confirmed he will sign a new deal at the Theatre of Dreams. Mourinho insists De Gea is the best in the world (Picture: Getty) ‘He likes it here, we love him. We want him to stay, he wants to stay, so when a player is not on the market, the value is zero,’ said Mourinho. ‘He (De Gea) is a Manchester United player and he will as soon as possible sign a new contract.’
United signed De Gea for £18.9m from Atletico Madrid in 2012 and the 18-year-old initially struggled in the north-west. However, that fee now looks a bargain compared to the fees Liverpool and Chelsea have paid this summer for goalkeepers but Mourinho insists the market is moving in that direction.
‘The old story of ‘I paid that for a striker, I don’t pay that for a keeper’ is old-fashioned in this moment. People understand that and the market too, and I’m happy for them. I’m happy for the keepers,’ said Mourinho. ‘Would I swap De Gea for any keeper in the world? No! That’s the best question and the easiest answer. No.’
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