Erik ten Hagand the Manchester United chiefs are ɾєρօɾτedly in disagreement over the future ofDavid de Gea.
De Gea has yet to sign a new contract with only 13 days remaining before he would be released on June 30th.
The 32-year-old wasn’t included on theclubs list of retained playersreleased on Friday.
However the club added that the discussions “remain open” with the long serving Spaniard.
Ten Hag has supported De Gea thɾօυɢҺ the season. Even publicly backing him, but had suggested hisstarting position wasn’t guaranteed next season.
According to a ɾєρօɾτ fromMailOnline, the structure of a new Ԁєɑł on reduced terms had been agreed for De Gea some time ago.
However it is Ten Hag who is holding the Ԁєɑł up as he is unconvinced and favours an alternative profile of goalkeeper.
It is believed Ten Hag prefers the idea of Inter Milan’s Andre Onana or David Raya of Brentford.
Disagreement between Ten Hag and board
The disagreement comes from a financial point of view, with a first-choice likely to cost upwards of £40m. This is comparatively more than the cost of a keeper to rival De Gea.
In order to meet Financial Fair Play requirements, United are believed to be working on a tighter budget. With a budget of £100m ɾєρօɾτed, anything above this will be generated from player sales.
So it comes down to ten Hag wanting to sign a new goalkeeper in line with the style of play he aims to play – and on the other hand the board looking to save money where possible.
A recipe for disaster, especially with the takeover looming large over the club currently with still no completion.
However with so little time remaining, it appears now thatDe Gea’s future is looking bleak. While elsewhere United have become strongly linked to numerous top goalkeepers.
It seems increasingly likely Ten Hag may have come out on top in this battle.
