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David de Gea's Manchester United stint is apparently coming to an end. The 28-year-old Spaniard's contract is coming to an end next summer and the player has apparently set up a high wage demand of £350,000 a week. He has already rejected United's highest offered contract and this might force Manchester United to sell the goalkeeper. It is rumoured that Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly offering £60 million to get the goalkeeper's services.
The Spaniard has been voted United Player of the Year 4 times in the past seasons and has become a favourite among the fans. There has been a recent slump in his form but United are willing to keep him beyond his current term which keeps him at Old Trafford till June 2020. His exit could be a massive blow for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad's rebuilding plans this summer. United are expected to try and persuade the player into a new deal. However, if they fail to do so, they might have to sell him and look for a replacement.
Here are 3 potential replacements that Manchester United might look to sign as De Gea's replacement in case he leaves.
#3 Keylor Navas
Costa Rican international, Keylor Navas has played a stellar role in the 3 UEFA Champions League title victories under Zinedine Zidane. However, with the arrival of Thibaut Courtois, he has fallen down the pecking order and it is believed that he has been internally communicated by Zinedine Zidane to look for a new club this summer. The 32-year-old is known for his brilliant reflexes and positioning abilities and he would definitely be an able replacement for De Gea between the posts.
Four summers ago, he was about to become a Manchester United player with De Gea moving the other way round but the notoriously famous "fax machine" incident pulled a plug in the transfer at the last moment. With Real Madrid looking to offload the player, he'll be coming pretty cheap and a bid of around £18-20 million should be enough for Florentino Perez to give a green light for the transfer, subject to the player agreeing to terms with the Red Devils.
#2 Andre Onana
23-year-old Andre Onana is one of the best young goalkeepers in the world. The Cameroonian international has been a revelation for Ajax Amsterdam this season. He played a crucial role in helping the Dutch giants complete a domestic double as well as in their amazing run in the UEFA Champions League up to the semis. Onana came through Barcelona's La Masia academy before joining Ajax in 2015 and he has cemented his place as the first choice keeper at Amsterdam over time.
He is very agile and is very alert in one-on-one situations. To compensate for his short height, he has developed game reading brilliantly and is always positioned very well to nullify the opposition attack. It is said that Ajax Amsterdam value him at €40m and United are apparently reluctant to meet the valuation. Ajax are under no pressure to sell having already earned a hefty amount from the sale of Frenkie de Jong and they will be earning more from the exit of Matthijs de Ligt. United will have to meet the asking price in order to get the services of the player.
#1 Gianluigi Donnarumma
Gianluigi Donnarumma is perhaps the best young keeper in the world. At the age of 16 years and 242 days, he made his debut in the Serie A in 2015, becoming the second youngest ever keeper to do so. Ever since then, he shot into more and more limelight. He made his debut for the Italian National team at the age of 17 years and 189 days, making him the youngest ever keeper to feature for Gli Azzurri.
Currently contracted to AC Milan till 2021, the club might be forced to sell the player in order to comply with FFP requirements after failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. His agent, Mino Raiola, is also the agent of United midfielder, Paul Pogba and the Dutchman can play a crucial role in facilitating a transfer of the 20-year-old to Old Trafford. However, it is rumoured that Milan have a £55 million request put upon the player and the club must cough up that money to get his signature this summer.
