Congratulations, Manchester United. You got your man...for now.
David De Gea signed a new four-year contract with the club on Friday, keeping him at Old Trafford until at least 2019. There is an option to extend it for a further year. Reading De Gea’s comments following the announcement, all signs point to that option being a forgone conclusion.
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So did De Gea just use Real Madrid to get a new contract? [joking/sarcasm font needed, before you all wade in ;-) ]
— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) September 11, 2015
“I am delighted to be starting this new chapter in my United career,” he said, per Manutd.com. “I have always enjoyed playing with these great players in front of our fantastic fans. Manchester United is a special club and Old Trafford is an ideal place for me to continue to develop my career.
“I’m looking forward to putting a difficult summer behind me and concentrating on working hard to improve and help my teammates to be successful.”
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Manager Louis van Gaal was equally as chipper.
“I am absolutely delighted David has signed a new contract,” he said. “He is one of the best goalkeepers in world football. I am very pleased that he will be part of the team for many years to come.”
Except he won’t be.
De Gea new deal: He gets more money Gets game time for the Euros We implement a release clause Ultimately we get much more money for him.
— the MUFC bible (@theMUFCbible) September 11, 2015
De Gea’s new contract doesn’t mean he’ll stay, it only means he won’t be able to walk to Real Madrid on a free transfer in 2016. The Spanish giants will now be forced to meet his buyout clause.
A native of Madrid, De Gea has made it abundantly clear he wants his future to be at the Santiago Bernabeu. A new contract doesn’t change that. The celebrations of Friday’s announcement will be short lived.
His departure is still inevitable.
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