Atletico Madrid are contemplating providing Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea a route again to the Spanish capital in 2023, 90min understands.
De Gea is out of contract on the finish of the present season, and whereas United have an choice to set off a 12 months’s extension to his deal, no determination has but been made on his future.
The Spaniard is one among United’s senior gamers and highest earners, and his capability to regulate to new supervisor Erik ten Hag’s fashion of play has come into query because the Dutchman’s appointment. He’s anticipated to stay because the membership’s primary for the season forward however doubts over his future stay in the long run.
Atletico, in the meantime, are contemplating their choices in objective forward of subsequent season, regardless of having agreed a brand new six-year take care of present primary Jan Oblak in July. The deal has not been formally confirmed by the membership, nonetheless, it’s understood to have been signed.
Oblak’s type has dropped off this season and regardless of the contract solely not too long ago being signed, he’s understood to be unsettled on the membership at current. He’s now understood to be contemplating his choices and a departure within the subsequent 12 months is feasible, with Atletico scoping out potential replacements in case it occurs.
The 29-year-old is just not in need of admirers, a lot of that are from the Premier League, and 90min has been instructed that taking part in in England is a large ambition for the participant. Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United have all been linked in recent times.
Sources have confirmed to 90min that Atletico are taking a look at replacements and the Premier League is trying just like the most certainly searching floor at this level.
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They’ve been linked with Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez, however 90min understands that they’re truly retaining shut tabs on three Spanish internationals, specifically Brentford’s David Raya, Brighton’s Robert Sanchez and De Gea.
Raya and Sanchez are each hoping to begin for Spain on the World Cup finals, and Atletico have been retaining tabs on each since final 12 months.
A participant they don’t need to do an excessive amount of work on is their former star De Gea, who is ready to be obtainable for nothing subsequent summer time at this level. De Gea’s present deal expires in 2023, however United do have a 12 months’s choice – however talks are actually ongoing throughout the membership as as to if to increase it, or not.
De Gea nonetheless has loads of followers throughout the corridors of energy at Outdated Trafford, however he is without doubt one of the membership’s highest earners and head coach Erik ten Hag is known to be undecided at this level as as to if prolong his keep.
De Gea has lengthy been linked with a return to Spain and virtually joined Actual Madrid in 2015.
