Manchester United's goalkeeper David de Gea fails to save a goal by Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben (covered) during their Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match in Munich, April 9, 2014 (Photo : Reuters)
Manchester United is willing to lose David De Gea but strongly hold that they will not relent to Real Madrid's move to buy the Spaniard cheaply this summer.
According to Euro Sport, Real Madrid has expressed its interest to have De Gea on its team come next summer. Sources at Old Trafford admit that there is a tentative for De Gea by the Spanish champions.
The proposal from real Madrid was turned down, and Manchester United is determined to play it hard on Madrid president Florentino Perez concerning the megastar goalkeeper. However, there are allegations that United has failed to convince De Gea to sign a new deal of £200,000 weekly - a contract that was tabled wince November 2014.
De Gea still has a year left at Old Trafford, with Manchester United assuming that should this goalkeeper honor his contract; he will not sign a new deal, Football365.com revealed.
A clear implication is that Manchester United may miss a transfer fee of about £25 million, something the club is ready to write off following the significance of De Gea next season being worthwhile just like his contribution last season in securing the Champions League qualification.
Meanwhile, there is a wider perspective. Since the sale of Christians Ronaldo for £80 million in 2009, Manchester United has perceived Real Madrid buying many big names including Gareth Bale - who came from Spurs at a deal of £85.3 million. United would have loved signing up for this players only to be bullied by Real.
Real is more cautious on expenditure policy this summer - a pointer to the United that the Spanish club may be having constraints in revenue.
