{"id":623146,"date":"2023-04-13T17:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T21:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623146"},"modified":"2023-04-13T18:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:05:36","slug":"paul-scholes-speaks-david-de-gea-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/13\/paul-scholes-speaks-david-de-gea-future\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s Not a Great Footballer From the Back\u2019: Paul Scholes Speaks Out on Manchester United \u2018Legend\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United legend Paul Scholes spoke out on BT Sport, regarding the future of David de Gea, before the club&#8217;s Europa League quarter-final against Sevilla. The ex-<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/13\/marcel-sabitzer-wants-manchester-united-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0midfielder was responding to comments from De Gea, who was asked by BT Sport whether he wanted to remain at Old Trafford.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paul Scholes Speaks Out on the Future of David de Gea<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"gm9MmMttQ6R2I4j3T6O0Xg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1251782702\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gm9MmMttQ6R2I4j3T6O0Xg',sig:'CXS9hLq-ZknG9wqiE4KRw-fHpkHwK50lwd4UVS4ScTs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1251782702',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Scholes Responds to Comments From De Gea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Spaniard&#8217;s answer to whether he wished to remain at Old Trafford seemed to confuse Scholes. &#8220;I want to enjoy, I want to win trophies this season,&#8221; De Gea replied. &#8216;That is the most important thing for everyone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Manchester United legend responded to the goalkeeper&#8217;s comments. &#8220;That is a very vague answer, I am not too sure what to take from that, Scholes said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/13\/marcus-thuram-free-agent-premier-league-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Striker Target Set to Become Free Agent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;He has been a fantastic goalkeeper for a long time. There were rumours a few years ago about going to Real Madrid and it didn\u2019t quite happen.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Scholes then spoke on the suitability of De Gea in today&#8217;s modern game of ball-playing goalkeepers. &#8220;I think the only weakness is with his feet, he is not a great footballer and I think the manager wants that. But on the other hand, how do you replace a goalkeeper of this quality?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/09\/manchester-united-diogo-costa-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Monitor David de Gea Successor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;To me, clean sheets are the most important thing, but modern-day football, they want a goalkeeper that plays football.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Goalkeeper Rejects New Contract<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">De Gea&#8217;s current deal is set to expire at the end of this season. Reports surfaced last month that the Spanish international has\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4356808\/2023\/03\/29\/david-de-gea-manchester-united-dean-henderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">turned down the first offer of a new contract<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from the Old Trafford hierarchy. After expressing his desire to win trophies, The current Manchester United number one went on to tell the BT Sports camera&#8217;s. &#8220;Let\u2019s see what happens. The most important thing is to be focused on the next games.&#8221;\u00a0De Gea has been a mainstay in the United line-up for many years and has been described as a &#8220;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1629913335905894416?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legend<\/a>&#8221; after keeping the most clean sheets in the club&#8217;s history.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Paul Scholes spoke out on BT Sport, regarding the future of David de Gea, before the club&#8217;s Europa League quarter-final against Sevilla. The ex-Manchester United\u00a0midfielder was responding to comments from De Gea, who was asked by BT Sport whether he wanted to remain at Old Trafford. 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