Atletico Madrid goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-de-Gea-c10463 given ultimatum by club to sign new deal or leave
Spanish club Atletico Madrid have told their goalkeeper David de Gea to sign a new contract with the club or he would be sold elsewhere.
At present, de Gea is under contract with Atletico for three more years who are keen to keep the player. However, Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin has revealed that if the goalkeeper does not sign an extension, he would be out of the club in the
summer 2011 transfer market.
Marin said, “We have met with him to negotiate a new deal on two occasions, He has a contract with Atletico for three more seasons, so it is necessary to renew it and reasonable to revise his salary, which is well below his current performance.”
“But at the end of the season there will be two choices - to renew or to leave,” added the club CEO.
English Premier League club Manchester United have expressed interest in signing the talented goalkeeper as they are preparing a 17.8-million-pound offer for him.
The Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson is viewing de Gea as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar. The 40-year-old Dutchman has already stated that he will retire from competitive football at the end of the current 2010-11 campaign.
De Gea has been in eye-catching form for Atletico in the season. So far, the 20-year-old has 12 clean sheets to his name from 39 appearances for his club.
Many pundits believe that the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 in the senior Spanish side one day while Ferguson would be hoping he can bring the youngster to Old Trafford as soon as possible.
The Red Devils boss will be looking not to repeat his mistake when he struggled to find an able replacement for Peter Schmeichel when the Dane left the club in 1999. A string of ineffective goalkeepers followed until van der Sar was signed from Fulham for
two million pounds in 2005.
It looks like Ferguson has great faith in de Gea’s ability as the 6 feet, 3 inches tall player has been prefer over the likes of Schalke 04’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julio-Cesar-c19961.
As things stand, a summer move to Old Trafford seems likely for de Gea. Let’s see how things transpire for the youngster in the coming days.
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