Trade expert Fabrizio Romano told GiveMeSport that Manchester United are placing a higher priority on getting goalkeeper David de Gea to sign a contract extension at Old Trafford rather than signing another stopper for Erik ten Hag’s side.

Although the 32-year-old player has entered the final six months of his term with the Red Devils, which pays him £375k per week, the Premier League club does have the option to extend the contract for an additional year should it be necessary to do so. Although the player’s term with the Red Devils has entered its final six months, the player’s weekly salary remains the same.

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News that took place earlier this month, de Gea was questioned about the likelihood of extending his current deal. As a response, he stated that “Absolutely, I’m not stressed at all. I just need to retain my concentration on the workout and achieve the very best that I am capable of. Despite this, I am very confident that in the end, everything will turn out for the greatest possible outcome.”

According to The Sun, several teams, including Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, are showing interest in Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Pickford currently plays for Everton. It appears that ten Hag may have been looking into potential replacements for de Gea earlier this month because to the fact that Pickford has been involved in a dispute at Goodison Park regarding his salary during the course of contract negotiations. Everton’s and England’s national teams have both included Pickford in their rosters at one point or another.

In December, Romano disclosed to GiveMeSport that the Red Devils were expecting to reach a new arrangement with the former Atletico Madrid stopper given that he was willing to take a wage decrease. Romano made this statement to GiveMeSport. This statement was made by Romano in reference to the player’s possible future with the Red Devils.

The author is sure that this is the most significant thing going on at the club right now, despite the fact that there have been speculations that Old Trafford is interested in Pickford.

Romano provided the following response when asked by GiveMeSport whether or not United was one of the clubs considering a deal for Pickford: “For Man United, they are negotiating to David de Gea to extend his contract on alternative terms.” GiveMeSport had originally asked whether or not United was one of the clubs considering a deal for Pickford. As a consequence of this, I think that David de Gea ought to be Manchester United’s primary focus right now.

Since his 2011 transfer to Manchester United from Real Madrid in a deal costing £18.9 million, De Gea has established himself as one of the club’s most important players. Since well over a decade ago, he has been the goalkeeper for the organization.

The defender, who was born in Madrid, currently has 45 caps for Spain and has 24 outings under his belt so far this season. In those 24 games, he has 12 clean sheets to his name, one of which being a captivating display in a 1-0 victory over West Ham United in October. This performance prompted Manchester United icon Peter Schmeichel to call the Madrid-born stopper “unbelievable.”

Sofascore indicates that the starting goalie for Manchester United has been the team’s rescuer on a number of times this season in the Premier League. He has made 2.8 saves per game on average and has blocked a total of 48 shots over his career. He has been leading ten Hag’s side all along.

Because of this, it shouldn’t be a revelation that the team that plays at Old Trafford is determined to extend de Gea’s tenure at the club. They have a lot riding on him. Because both parties are working toward a favorable resolution to the discussions, this is an agreement that should be finished by the time the goalkeeper’s current contract in Manchester expires this summer. This is because both parties are working toward a positive settlement to the negotiations.