{"id":623565,"date":"2023-05-10T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623565"},"modified":"2023-05-10T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:19:04","slug":"manchester-united-close-to-agreeing-david-de-gea-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/10\/manchester-united-close-to-agreeing-david-de-gea-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms Agreed: Manchester United Secure Contract Agreement for \u2018Fantastic\u2019 \u00a317Million Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United have reached an agreement with David de Gea over the terms of his next long-term contract at the club, claims\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/05\/09\/transfer-news-man-utd-david-de-gea-brentford-david-raya\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Telegraph&#8217;s, Mike McGrath<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This comes amid criticism towards the Spanish goalkeeper for his blunder in the Red Devils&#8217; recent loss to West Ham United.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">David de Gea Agrees New Contract Details With Manchester United<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"IrKVsTItR3pxr4dewWCRVQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252647315\" 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:'IrKVsTItR3pxr4dewWCRVQ',sig:'OAntazKSl4JJCDTSekQm7VJIH9Q2mdWBCJ_sxbwT6S4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1252647315',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\">De Gea Close to Penning Another United Contract<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/man-utd-trigger-one-year-contract-extensions-four-players-ten-hag-2022-12-24\/#:~:text=Rashford%2C%20Diogo%20Dalot%2C%20Fred%20and,competitions%20and%20scoring%20nine%20goals.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0last year that the Red Devils activated one-year contract extensions for many more players, but not for De Gea as they wanted him to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/20\/manchester-united-david-de-gea-new-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sign a new deal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with a reduced salary from his current\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/epl\/manchester-united-fc\/payroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">rumoured wages<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of over \u00a3350k-a-week.<\/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\/25\/manchester-united-start-harry-kane-pursuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Begin Summer Transfer Pursuit of Harry Kane<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">McGrath adds that his new deal will see him earn a lower basic salary and have more incentives for matches played and better performances. The terms have been agreed by De Gea and is only waiting to be signed off by the Red Devils&#8217; officials. United are working on contracts for more players after having already announced new long-term deals for the likes of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/31\/manchester-united-new-luke-shaw-contract-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Luke Shaw<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/28\/new-alejandro-garnacho-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alejandro Garnacho<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, keeping them at the club for many years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spanish Goalkeeper Given Warning in New Contract Terms<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Amid his error-prone nature over the last few games, it&#8217;s added by McGrath that De Gea has received a warning from the Red Devils that just because he&#8217;s signing a new contract doesn&#8217;t mean that he&#8217;ll remain the undisputed no.1 for many years to come. This comes amid rumours that United are being linked with goalkeepers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11956019\/Brentford-set-35m-asking-price-demand-goalkeeper-David-Raya.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brentford man David Raya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">De Gea &#8211; who was signed for around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/711731-manchester-united-sign-atletico-madrid-goalkeeper-david-de-gea-for-17m\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a317 million<\/a> in 2011 &#8211; has predominantly played under Erik ten Hag this season, despite the club signing two goalkeepers in Martin Dubravka on loan (<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/03\/manchester-united-martin-dubravka-leaves\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">before he left<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in January) and then Jack Butland on a short-term deal from Crystal Palace. Those two signings barely got game-time, with the Spaniard featuring in all 34 of United&#8217;s Premier League matches and managing to keep 15 clean sheets &#8211; more than any other goalkeeper.<\/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\/18\/manchester-united-ryan-gravenberch\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Set to Have Meetings With Ryan Gravenberch Over Summer Move<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Spanish goalkeeper &#8211; who was hailed\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11371285\/Marcus-Rashford-leads-praise-David-Gea-heroic-display-Man-Uniteds-win-West-Ham.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fantastic<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by David Moyes earlier this season &#8211; has kept 27 clean sheets in 53 appearances across all competitions for United this season and remains an important part of the squad\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/manchester-united-david-de-gea-26863835\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">despite a lot of fans calling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for him to be replaced after his disappointing outing against West Ham recently.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have reached an agreement with David de Gea over the terms of his next long-term contract at the club, claims\u00a0The Telegraph&#8217;s, Mike McGrath. This comes amid criticism towards the Spanish goalkeeper for his blunder in the Red Devils&#8217; recent loss to West Ham United. 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