De Gea contract talk | Signs new deal

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Patrick08 said:
If he is willing to wait a year on the bench.
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I doubt we'll do that though. We have enough of a rebuild without relegating one of the top keepers in the world to the bench out of spite. The lad was our player of the season 3 years in a row and he's stuck with us through some crap times when he would have been winning trophies elsewhere. Many seasons we've been convinced he would go but he stayed. We're in a mess now and I don't blame him for wanting to have a fresh start.

We should play him for the season (unless he is a negative influence in the dressing room or continues poor form) and spend the season scouting a replacement.
 
It wouldn’t be the end of the world having DDG play out his contract.

However I don’t think he is in a happy place at the moment and it’s affecting his performances. If he doesn’t want to be here it’s better he leaves, even if it means having a less talented keeper for next season.
 
Leftback99 said:
We aren't going to put him on the bench. Nobody gains from that.
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Look at his form he deserved to be on the bench. We play only those players who wants to stay. No non sense anymore.

We will gain from that long term, otherwise nothing can stop us being next arsenal where players dominate the board.
 
GBBQ said:
I doubt we'll do that though. We have enough of a rebuild without relegating one of the top keepers in the world to the bench out of spite. The lad was our player of the season 3 years in a row and he's stuck with us through some crap times when he would have been winning trophies elsewhere. Many seasons we've been convinced he would go but he stayed. We're in a mess now and I don't blame him for wanting to have a fresh start.

We should play him for the season (unless he is a negative influence in the dressing room or continues poor form) and spend the season scouting a replacement.
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No, if he wants to leave, leave this season, or sit on the bench. We have paid every penny he was worth till the time he played all these years, why should a commited player like romero be on the bench? either you reach a contract negotiation or leave this very summer, this club should not be held to ransom.
 
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I've defended DDG so far and he's still one of the best around, but if he's running his contract down we should sell him ASAP and find a replacement. Onana seems to be our best bet.
 
Patrick08 said:
No, if he wants to leave, leave this season, or sit on the bench. We have paid every penny he was worth till the time he played all these years, why should a commited player like romero be on the bench? either you reach a contract negotiation or leave this very summer, this club should not be held to ransom.
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He wont leave this season, no team is likely to make a bid for a keeper they know they can get for free next season. Also DDG would earn much more by waiting one more season so why would he be motivated to leave now?

So if selling him is not likely to be an option then we can play him or bench him. Romero is committed and a great number 2 but he is nowhere near DDG's class so we will weaken the team by not playing DDG. Benching DDG would be unfair given his commitment to the team (I mean we didn't bench Herrera despite not signing a contract and Ronaldo started every game even though we knew we would sell him to Madrid). He was undoubtedly our best and most consistent player for 8 of his 9 years here. He's had a bad end of season for sure (on the back of under performance of the team, manager turmoil and a poor outing in the WC for him too) but that happens with most players and the world class players regain their composure after some time away.

Its disappointing he is going but he is entitled to after 9 years most of which have been spent fighting for 4th place. But lets maximize his potential (again so long as his form is good and he is not causing an impact in the dressing room) while we have him. A focused DDG will be instrumental in getting back up the league table.
 
Enigma_87 said:
I've defended DDG so far and he's still one of the best around, but if he's running his contract down we should sell him ASAP and find a replacement. Onana seems to be our best bet.
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I agree, Onana looks rather alright for his age.

@DDG: You can't really blame the guy, he's been our best player in the last 4-5 seasons. He can move on if he wants to win stuff.
If he's going to PSG for the money$$ then he can feck off.
 
Patrick08 said:
50m? While we will be quoted 100m for our target.
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If anybody offers £50m snatch their hand off, because on this season's performance and with UEFA on the prowl for FFP rules violators even PSG reportedly would rather get him for free next year.
 
Brophs said:
I reckon that even if he wants to leave next summer, keeping him for the season, when he's motivated to either get a big deal elsewhere, or force us to move our offer, makes sense unless we can buy a world class keeper elsewhere this summer. For all this talk of second rate keepers like Cillessen or Onana, De Gea at or near his best is a couple of levels above.
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Ideally the club have already told him something along those lines, preferably properly worded. When in doubt, act with class. Tell him you'll actively try to sell him if he wants out right now. Ask if he's open to running down his contract. Offer him the decision not in a petty way but with respect.

Then again, we are talking Ed Disneyland/Rio-step-into-my-office-I-mean-dressing-room Woodward.

UnofficialDevil said:
Dont blame him. Why would he want to stay with a team that strugles for 5th or 4rh no champions league football, and a rubbish manager. And dont say its not that its the money pari is offering, if we were the good old Man United he would stay.
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Normally you'd be absolutely right. But it's not the money. It's a combination of money-money culture both at the top and within the squad to which it has filtered down into. That will rub personalities like De Gea/Herrera/Mata the wrong way. When they ask for more/parity it's not about the money at all. As strange as it sounds, for them it will be about trying to fight the mercenaries. Again, you're right in that if we were the good old Man United, the issue causing him to ask for more would not exist.
 
If this was Rooney, the Caf would be up in arms. Sorry but if the guy doesn't want to be part of Manchester United, then he shouldn't play. In fact, his performances this year stink of not being interested
 
Keeping him and watching him ship goals cause his head is not in a right place is a potential disaster.
 
Pay him what he is worth, no more. If it isn't enough, sell him.

The Club is full of big earners yet devoid of players ready to dig deep, when we needed them too.

This lad has led us a merry dance for long enough about wanting to return to Spain, but if the PSG link is accurate, it is the money that is his God.

I wish him well, but rapidly wishing him gone.
 
I wouldn't hold it against De Gea if he decided to move next year, by the end of his contract he'll have been here 9 years, if he wants to leave then I think that's fair enough, not many players give that kind of service (especially considering his quality relative to his team mates in that time).
 
Eleven-Eighteen said:
Alisson Becker went for 66.2m quid/ 72m euros. De Gea is worth at least an additional 15m pounds. He's a 28 year old goalkeeper; best in the world.
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Best in the world my arse, he has no command of his area, shits the bed if he has to come off his line and repeatedly got caught out of position for the last three months and has the nerve to demand those sorts of wages? It's quite simple Dave, sign or feck off. End of.
 
If he has turned down the contract offer, I would happily sell to PSG or whoever for 100m (or whatever we can get), have Romero as number 1 for a season and see how Henderson does at Sheff United in the Prem next season, with him potentially coming in to be number one in 2020/21.

At that 90m, plus the 65/70m from Lukaku sale to the 200m+ budget this summer and get some sort of balance to the squad for next season.
 
Yea, if he doesn't want to sign and doesn't want to stay then it is time to try and cash in.
 
I'm not saying he hasn't turned a contract down, but I wouldn't call the sun a trustworthy source of news.
 
Dosse said:
Why should we buy a new one if needed? Romero deserves to get the chance to be our nr 1!
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Do you remember when we tried that with Roy Carroll?

Romero is a deputy. He isn’t the sheriff.
 
Garethw said:
Do you remember when we tried that with Roy Carroll?

Romero is a deputy. He isn’t the sheriff.
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Romero is a far better keeper than Carroll ever was. Whether he's the answer or not, the two situations aren't remotely comparable.
 
RuudTom83 said:
It wouldn’t be the end of the world having DDG play out his contract.

However I don’t think he is in a happy place at the moment and it’s affecting his performances. If he doesn’t want to be here it’s better he leaves, even if it means having a less talented keeper for next season.
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If DDG was playing like DDG 3 seasons ago then perhap yes. If DDG's mind is ALREADY gone as in March-April 2019, do you want him to man the post? Sell now, or swap him into Al Madrid.
 
AltiUn said:
I wouldn't hold it against De Gea if he decided to move next year, by the end of his contract he'll have been here 9 years, if he wants to leave then I think that's fair enough, not many players give that kind of service (especially considering his quality relative to his team mates in that time).
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if he moves at the end of his contract then we wouldn't get any money for him.
 
Aretak said:
Romero is a far better keeper than Carroll ever was. Whether he's the answer or not, the two situations aren't remotely comparable.
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Romero has never been a number one keeper for a top club side.

We will regret it big time if we go into the season with him as our number one.
 
Sell or bench him, no in between. He's not going to risk wasting the whole year in reserves for the sake of running down a contract. We have been too nice with players for too long.
 
Garethw said:
Romero has never been a number one keeper for a top club side.

We will regret it big time if we go into the season with him as our number one.
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If we do it will be a stop gap until next summer. I doubt we've been pursuing a replacement goalkeeper this season and any that would be ready to jump ship and come to us from their current club in the space of a weekend aren't the quality of goalkeeper we should be targeting.

Stick Romero in for a season, if we don't loan Henderson out, promote him to reserve and give it a year to find a replacement keeper.
 
Garethw said:
Romero has never been a number one keeper for a top club side.

We will regret it big time if we go into the season with him as our number one.
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I agree, we tried that under LVG it didn't work out well. We will need a new number 1 if De Gea goes.
 
mitchmouse said:
If this was Rooney, the Caf would be up in arms. Sorry but if the guy doesn't want to be part of Manchester United, then he shouldn't play. In fact, his performances this year stink of not being interested
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I was saying this when he was shipping goals in for fun at the end of of this season and got absolutely murdered for it, apparently my opinion was wrong and didn't count anyway. Glad to see we're all finally coming round and seeing common sense.

If your misses wants to leave because she thinks the grass is greener, let her go, you'll have a new one in no time.
 
Big Ben Foster said:
Cost us points with his howler against Swansea
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De Gea's cost us the top 4, in isolation of course. Given a run in the first team instead of playing here and there would be good for him, especially if we had a settled back line. He's not that bad but he's not amazing. We'd still have a very capable keeper for 12 months.
 
Garethw said:
Romero has never been a number one keeper for a top club side.

We will regret it big time if we go into the season with him as our number one.
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He played in a team that went to a world cup finale and for us, he has been solid. Why not?
 
Has aspects to his game that covers some serious empty areas of his game.

He isn't going to be a keeper that gets better with age and will go down hill once his reflexes and instant abilities start to dither.

It's just a feeling but getting rid of de gea will improve the defence as a whole due to having a new keeper that attempts to control his box whilst also highlighting the need for a better centre of defence that doesn't rely on just the reflexes of a keeper to get out of trouble.

Think its a very good way of rebuilding the squad in my opinion.
 
It's hard to get rid. There are only a few clubs that need him (Juve, PSG) and them clubs can wait until next summer when he's free to go.
 
Gotta sell him if he's not signing that contract. Playing him and let him run down his contract will create another Sanchez situation. It will be an insult to other players who wants to be here.
United right now more than ever, need to have all players to be 100% committed to the team. Can't have one player knowing he'll leave at the end of the season and risk that he'll phone it in
 
I'd rather we get a solid CB or two in - sort the defence and then let Henderson play there with Romero getting more games if he needs it. If Henderson doesn't look good enough (he doesn't need to be as good as de gea is with a good defence) then we go for a keeper in January or next summer.
 
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