Spanish Goalkeeper David De Gea has signed a new four-year contract with Manchester United which will keep him at Old Trafford until at least 2019. The contract also has is an option to extend it for a further year. This has dashed Real Madrid’s hopes of signing the custodian for free next year.
After signing the contract, De Gea said the club’s official website I am delighted to be starting this new chapter in my United career. I have always enjoyed playing with these great players in front of our fantastic fans. Manchester United is a special club and Old Trafford is an ideal place for me to continue to develop my career. I’m looking forward to putting a difficult summer behind me and concentrating on working hard to improve and help my teammates to be successful.
Manager Louis Van Gaal was also happy for De Gea and calls him one of the best goalkeepers at present.