De Gea Contract Situation

Do you think David De Gea will sign a new contract at Man Utd this season?

  • Yes

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  • Yes, but he'll still leave by the end of the season

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I can't see him going to Madrid. He'll be at United for most of his career.
 
Spark said:
What is the rivalry between Athletico and Real?
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The following article explains it well:

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/more-game-atletico-madrid-vs-real-madrid#SFWWKxWKil4QR2F6.99

Real versus Atletico is power against the people; aristocracy against proletariat; right against left (even though both teams’ hardcore are on the far right); the swish new sanitised north against the real city of the south; glamour against grime; success against loyalty through thick and thin (mostly thin); arrogance against humility; the favoured against the persecuted; media darlings against unfashionable battlers; implacable winners against romantic losers. It is Manchester’s rivalry multiplied beyond control; Atletico are defined by their hatred of what they consider the city’s dominant, arrogant yet less authentic club.
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It's not quite Celtic vs. Rangers (which could be classified as total madness IMHO), but it's close when you consider the elements surrounding the rivalry.

When you mentioned Tevez, you forget that he is a foreigner who didn't want to know anything about how big local rivalries are. With DDG, it's different because he's a Spaniard who lived and breathed that particular rivalry.
 
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Dunk said:
I can't see him going to Madrid. He'll be at United for most of his career.
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Isn't Navas supposed to be world class potential?

Edit - I suppose that sort of thing doesn't matter with Madrid. A world class spanish superstar goalkeeper would be seen as a big transfer for them.
 
it is his girlfriend/wife which has got me worried, with regard to his stay here. otherwise there is no reason to move
 
sajeev said:
it is his girlfriend/wife which has got me worried, with regard to his stay here. otherwise there is no reason to move
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You're maybe right there, which is the reason why I don't think we will sell Mata... :p
 
I'm fairly sure he'll sign a new contract regardless of whether he goes or stays, similar to Ronaldo. Let's not forget who his agent is, after all.
 
Cina said:
I'm fairly sure he'll sign a new contract regardless of whether he goes or stays, similar to Ronaldo. Let's not forget who his agent is, after all.
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Wouldn't be surprising if the slimeball is using this contract renewal as sort of a leverage towards us making the Falcao deal permanent.
 
I have no idea how important the whole Madrid rivalry thing is to De Gea but it would be nice if he feels strongly enough about it to not want to play for them. Itd be even better if he hates them enough to want to string them along and then tell them to do one, would be lovely if for once Madrid threw the kitchen sink at getting a player off us (or anyone else) and failed.
 
I think he'll sign but a new contract doesn't mean he won't leave in the near future.
 
There's no legitimate reason for him to leave though... We now have a large Spanish-speaking contingency at United, SAF is still at the club, he seems to love the club, the fans love him and the local Tescos is still in operation.

I really hope we keep the lad. There is no other keeper in the world who's good enough to replace him that we can currently buy. Fantastic keeper, easily one of the best in the world.
 
Suarez signed a new contract with Liverpool during last season, but still joined Barcelona in the summer irrespective of that. A new contract for de Gea certainly strengthens our negotiating hand, but beyond that, it probably wouldn't dissuade Madrid from making a move for him in the foreseeable future, if not next season and what Madrid want they usually get.
 
TheUnitedWay said:
There's no legitimate reason for him to leave though... We now have a large Spanish-speaking contingency at United, SAF is still at the club, he seems to love the club, the fans love him and the local Tescos is still in operation.

I really hope we keep the lad. There is no other keeper in the world who's good enough to replace him that we can currently buy. Fantastic keeper, easily one of the best in the world.
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Here's one: He's Spanish.
 
Just watch how he celebrates each important goal and every close/hard-fought victory we have. He looks like he is absolutely loving it here, and he obviously appreciates how much the fans adore him by acknowledging us constantly voting him as our player of the month and last season's player of the year. The only thing that concerns me is van Gaal's approach after each incredible performance by saying he needs to improve. Yes, it can be constructive criticism as well as reverse psychology, but sometimes a person can take it too far. Hopefully I am reading too much into it, but a good pet on the head and a "well done boy" wouldn't go amiss.
 
Speak said:
Here's one: He's Spanish.
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Why did he move to England in the first place if being Spanish means he has to go back there? Aguero, Silva and Mata have all moved to Premier League from Spain and none of them have asked to move back.
 
Sarni said:
Why did he move to England in the first place if being Spanish means he has to go back there? Aguero, Silva and Mata have all moved to Premier League from Spain and none of them have asked to move back.
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A move to United was a step up - financially and in terms of his profile.

As for Aguero, Silva and Mata - Have they had the serious option to go to a club equal to their own?
I'm not stating that de Gea actually wants to leave. He's surely happy here. But if the option presents itself, I would be surprised if it doesn't interest him.

I think that's likely the case. But really, who knows? maybe he actually prefers England. Or maybe he'd never entertain playing for Madrid? That would be amazing.
 
Speak said:
A move to United was a step up - financially and in terms of his profile.

As for Aguero, Silva and Mata - Have they had the serious option to go to a club equal to their own?
I'm not stating that de Gea actually wants to leave. He's surely happy here. But if the option presents itself, I would be surprised if it doesn't interest him.
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But what's the point of moving to England if his ultimate goal is to be in Spain? Atletico were already the third best team in Spain when he left, not like he couldn't have stayed there. Financially it probably made sense to move to United but other than that he was already at a club big enough to satisfy most players. If playing outside Spain was such a big issue to him he wouldn't have moved to England in the first place.
 
I'm sure he'll probably want to go back to Spain at some point, but I don't think we have anything to worry about just yet,
Theres a massive project just starting at United and I'm sure he'll want to be part of our future UCL winning side :):):)
 
Sarni said:
But what's the point of moving to England if his ultimate goal is to be in Spain? Atletico were already the third best team in Spain when he left, not like he couldn't have stayed there. Financially it probably made sense to move to United but other than that he was already at a club big enough to satisfy most players. If playing outside Spain was such a big issue to him he wouldn't have moved to England in the first place.
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It doesn't have to be a 'big issue' for him to prefer it though.
I'm not saying that living outside Spain is a big issue. But living in Spain would probably be preferred.

He probably didn't come here with any intention of moving back to Spain. But opportunities present themselves, and he may now have something to think about.
 
Speak said:
It doesn't have to be a 'big issue' for him to prefer it though.
I'm not saying that living outside Spain is a big issue. But living in Spain would probably be preferred.

He probably didn't come here with any intention of moving back to Spain. But opportunities present themselves, and he may now have something to think about.
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Barca won't come for him though, they just bought ter Stegen and Real are Atletico's rivals - firstly I'm not sure he'd like a move there and secondly I'm not even sure they're going to make a move for him, they have Casillas who's untouchable and Navas who's as good a backup as you can ask for.
 
Sarni said:
But what's the point of moving to England if his ultimate goal is to be in Spain? Atletico were already the third best team in Spain when he left, not like he couldn't have stayed there. Financially it probably made sense to move to United but other than that he was already at a club big enough to satisfy most players. If playing outside Spain was such a big issue to him he wouldn't have moved to England in the first place.
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He had just seen us play in the Champions League final under one of the greatest managers ever, while at the time Atletico were still considered miles away from Barca and Madrid. The only teams we could have joined in Spain where he was guaranteed to challenge for trophies were those two and neither of them needed a keeper at the time. Leaving for us made sense career wise, while now doing the opposite could be true.
 
Sarni said:
Barca won't come for him though, they just bought ter Stegen and Real are Atletico's rivals - firstly I'm not sure he'd like a move there and secondly I'm not even sure they're going to make a move for him, they have Casillas who's untouchable and Navas who's as good a backup as you can ask for.
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Hopefully that's the case.
 
sizzling sausages said:
He had just seen us play in the Champions League final under one of the greatest managers ever, while at the time Atletico were still considered miles away from Barca and Madrid. The only teams we could have joined in Spain where he was guaranteed to challenge for trophies were those two and neither of them needed a keeper at the time. Leaving for us made sense career wise, while now doing the opposite could be true.
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Madrid are the only side that would buy him, and would be a step up. Barca aren't going to bid, Bayern obviously not. But why would De Gea stick it out this season, if he wanted to leave? Surely now he sees that we're more or less nailed on for CL, squad being massively invested in, etc... would be a weird time to jump ship imo. I think he'll stay, with a new contract agreed in January.
 
Mciahel Goodman said:
Madrid are the only side that would buy him, and would be a step up. Barca aren't going to bid, Bayern obviously not. But why would De Gea stick it out this season, if he wanted to leave? Surely now he sees that we're more or less nailed on for CL, squad being massively invested in, etc... would be a weird time to jump ship imo. I think he'll stay, with a new contract agreed in January.
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I don't think there was any serious interest in him this summer, it's only now that the Madrid rumours are starting. If they do bid for him, I think the chance to move back to his home city and to be close to his girlfriend again would definitely interest him. I do expect him to sign a new contract but I also expect to go back Spain at some point. I just hope it's later rather than sooner.
 
I don't think he will go anywhere. He is playing extremely well, seems to be happy, and has even broken into the Spanish team now. Plus, although ambitious he seems pretty loyal and humble - doesn't strike me as a galactico wannabe (unlike Ronaldo, for instance).

If the team kick on and start bringing success back to the club I think he will be happy to stay for many more years.
 
He will sign a new contract, i'm convinced of it. Whether he's still with us in say 10 years time, thats another matter.
 
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