David de Gea is a free agent following the expiry of his contract on Friday night.
The Spanish goalkeeper, 32, is officially no longer a United player after 12 years with the club amid uncertainty over his future.
Although United could re-sign De Gea – they are after he has married his long-term partner Edurne Garcia this weekend – it was manager Erik ten Hag’s lack of faith in him that led to the
De Gea – who joined United from for £18.9million in 2011, when Sir was still manager – was expecting to take a significant pay cut on his £375,000-a-week deal at Old Trafford.
But the renewal was put in jeopardy because of Ten Hag’s reservations and reports emerged on Tuesday claiming De Gea had signed his new contract before United back out and tabled an even lower offer.
David de Gea is officially a free agent after his contract with Manchester United expired
United manager Erik ten Hag was behind a decision to back out of offering him a new contract
A resolution hasn’t been reached yet and the four-year contract De Gea signed in September 2019 has now run out.
In a statement on Friday night, United said: ‘David De Gea’s contract is due to run out but discussions remain open with the long-serving keeper.’
United will sit down with De Gea to discuss the options but have been mindful not to interfere with the wedding plans and private time with his family, but at this stage it appears unlikely United will re-sign the goalkeeper, who won the Premier League Golden Glove award for 17 clean sheets last season despite making a number of high-profile mistakes.
United are interested in Inter Milan’s Andre Onana, as , while earlier this week to prevent a shortage of keeping options.
Ten Hag has publicly backed De Gea all season but is believed to have reservations about some of his abilities, including passing out from the back.
De Gea made errors in the away defeats to Brentford and West Ham last season and was at fault for Ilkay Gundogan’s winning goal for Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Defender Phil Jones, whose contract has also just expired, was the only member of the United squad who’d served for ข่าวหวย longer.
De Gea has played a total of 545 matches for United since he arrived in 2011, winning one Premier League title, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
United have held exploratory talks with Inter Milan over a potential move for Andre Onana
Despite De Gea winning the Golden Glove, Erik Ten Hag is searching for another keeper
with United’s treatment of De Gea, saying the Spaniard will leave with a ‘sour taste’ in his mouth.
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