In-form Old Trafford custodian has earned a new deal.
Man United are readying an improved contract for keeper David de Gea in an attempt to fend off interest from Real Madrid according to the Daily Mirror.
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The Spanish giants are said to be ready to offer £25m for the 23 year old Old Trafford keeper, with a view to the former Atletico Madrid man replacing Iker Casillas between the sticks.
It’s a move the Premier League side are looking to quash by offering the in-form custodian a five year deal worth as much as £120k a week, which is more than double his current salary.
De Gea, who signed for Man United in the summer of 2011, is tied down to a contract until 2016 but clearly Louis van Gaal is keen to retain the goalie’s services beyond that point and he has certainly done enough this term to warrant a lucrative new deal.