De Gea and United are still in contract negotiations; the Spaniard has been with the team for 12 years and won the 2022–23 Premier League Golden Glove; Saudi Arabia's interest is expected to be turned down.
After announcing the release of seven players, Manchester United announced that David de Gea's contract talks are still underway.
The 32-year-old just finished his 12th season at Old Trafford, during which he won the Golden Glove Award for the most shutouts in the Premier League.
However, not all of the Spaniard's performances have been upbeat; questions have been made about De Gea's ability to pass the ball the way Erik ten Hag prefers. In addition to making numerous mistakes when attempting to block shots, he has also made a lot of spectacular saves.
Despite these worries, United and Ten Hag are eager to sign De Gea to a new contract at Old Trafford, as 90min has extensively documented. However, his £350,000 weekly salary would need to be significantly reduced, and the former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper has in principle accepted that.
However, when announcing which players will remain at Old Trafford and who will depart, United was unable to confirm De Gea's retention and instead stated that negotiations for a new contract are still ongoing.
The seven players leaving are Phil Jones, Axel Tuanzebe, Ethan Galbraith, Di'Shon Bernard, Eric Hanbury, Charlie Wellens, and Manni Norkett, however goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Nathan Bishop have triggered contract extensions.
The desire of United to keep De Gea has not interfered with their efforts to sign a new goalie to the team. Diogo Costa of Porto and David Raya of Brentford are two players they are keeping a close watch on, while insiders have told 90min that the club is also keeping an eye on Inter's Andre Onana, who Chelsea has long coveted and who could fetch a price tag of over £40 million.
Another top aim for Ten Hag is to bring in a new striker who can take over as the team's permanent number nine. Injury-wise, Anthony Martial has shown to be unreliable, and Wout Weghorst's loan stint with the team was always only intended to be a temporary solution.
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