Man Utd transfer news: David de Gea future could have domino effect

Aston Villa could stop up without their goalkeeper if David de Gea leaves Manchester United, and not for the reason that the Crimson Devils are arranging to buy Emi Martinez…

De Gea has been a loyal servant to Man Utd for 11 many years and has designed the PFA Team of the Year 5 instances given that his €21 million transfer from Atletico Madrid in 2011.

But the winds of adjust are sweeping through Old Trafford this season, and Erik 10 Hag is recognized to be searching for a new goalkeeper with the contemporary game getting progressed previous De Gea’s abilities in recent seasons.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is the latest to be joined with a go to Man Utd, the Everton man bringing far more ball-participating in skill as nicely as counting as a homegrown participant, but 10 Hag has a extensive-standing admiration for Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak.

And Oblak could be available. The Slovenian shot-stopper extended his Atletico contract in July, but his club are desperate to avoid the fiscal dire straits that befell Barcelona in modern seasons – for this reason proscribing Antoine Griezmann to 30-moment cameos – and could be inclined to income in on a participant rated at €42m by Football Transfers.

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Diego Simeone has reportedly backed his Argentine compatriot Martinez as the man to triumph Oblak at the Estadio Metropolitano, and Atleti hope the very likely offer you of Champions League soccer next season will be enough to switch the Villa goalkeeper’s head.

Martinez could have other tips, however.

“All people will be low,” he told Sky Sporting activities lately after Villa’s inadequate get started to the season that has left Steven Gerrard’s side 15th with just two wins from 7 Premier League games.

“It truly is ordinary, it is really section of soccer, you ought to be angry, you ought to be unhappy for not getting just about anything from the online games, but which is what I like about my team.”

Villa have Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen on their books if Martinez ended up to leave, even though they have been connected with a go for Plymouth Argyle’s Michael Cooper. And this time upcoming 12 months, De Gea might be looking for a new club…