The senior squad at Manchester United has three goalkeepers, but as things stand, they will all be leaving the organization at the end of the month.
At the conclusion of the current campaign, David de Gea and Tom Heaton’s contracts are set to expire, while Jack Butland’s loan period is over.
Although any of those players might yet sign new contracts, there is a perception that United might try to improve their goalkeeping alternatives.
De Gea is undoubtedly expected to accept a new contract with terms that are lower than his current wage of £375,000 per week.
But it’s believed that Erik ten Hag would prefer to sign a player who can offer real competition for the Spaniard, given last summer’s pursuit of players like Kevin Trapp and Yann Sommer.
Dorde Petrovic, who has been linked to the club by Serbian publication Nogo Mania, is one player who could do that without requiring the club to fork up a sizable wage or transfer price.
With an astounding save percentage of 82.3%, the goalie for the New England Revolution is without a doubt the greatest in the MLS.
Further investigation reveals that, according to Fbref, his Post-shot xG (anticipated goals against based on how likely it is for a goalie to save a shot) is a phenomenal +0.47 every 90 minutes.
De Gea’s is 0.0, which indicates that he is allowing in the same number of shots as is reasonable.
Petrovic’s statistics are obviously not going to be steady whenever he moves from the MLS to the Premier League.
However, the 6’4″ Serbian still has lots of room to grow and might develop into a world-class goalie at the age of 23.
However, Manchester United’s rival Liverpool and Portuguese team Benfica aren’t the only ones with an interest.