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Man Utd may upset Casemiro by selling David de Gea after dressing room note
David de Gea still hasn't signed a new deal with Man Utd as speculation around his future continues.
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Man Utd could risk the wrath of star man Casemiro by letting David de Gea go in the summer. The Brazilian midfielder has built up quite a bond with his teammate and would no doubt miss having him around if he was moved on.
De Gea revealed his ‘love’ for Casemiro after receiving a heartfelt dressing room note from his pal. The Spaniard uploaded a photo to Instagram of one of his autograph cards which had been written on by Casemiro with the message: "I love you d******d,” in Spanish. De Gea responded by captioning his story: “Love you too bro,” with a heart and laughing emoji.
The 32-year-old’s contract is up at Man Utd in the summer and there are concerns that it won’t be extended after De Gea’s cryptic message after their recent Europa League clash with Sevilla.
When asked by BT Sport whether his future lies at United, he responded: "I want to enjoy my football and to win trophies this season, my focus is only on the next game and then after that we will see.”
Red Devils legend Paul Scholes wasn’t particularly convinced by the goalkeeper’s answer. “That is a very vague answer, if you ask me,” he said. “Not too sure what to take from that.
“Look, he’s been a fantastic goalkeeper for Manchester United for such a long time, there were rumours a few years ago when it looked like he wanted to go back to Madrid, going to Real Madrid didn’t quite happen, and look, he’s been a fantastic goalkeeper for Manchester United.
“I think the only weakness you’d say is he’s not great with his feet, he’s not a brilliant footballer from the back and I’d think this manager does want that. On the other hand, how do you replace a goalkeeper of his quality?
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“To me that [clean sheets] are the most important thing, but modern-day football, they want a goalkeeper who can play football, don’t they?”
According to reports, United are keen on extending De Gea’s contract but are hoping to reduce his wages. Nothing has been signed between the two parties as of yet with only two months remaining on his existing deal.
If De Gea doesn’t sign on the dotted line then United are expected to make a move for Borussia Dortmund shot-stopper Gregor Kobel. The German side are hoping to keep him at the club but if they are unable to persuade him to do so then it is understood that they value him at around £35m.