{"id":1106356,"date":"2019-09-14T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T12:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1106356"},"modified":"2019-09-14T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T12:38:13","slug":"solskjaer-confident-de-gea-sign-new-man-utd-contract","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/solskjaer-confident-de-gea-sign-new-man-utd-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confident David De Gea will sign new Man Utd contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is &#8220;pretty confident&#8221; David de Gea will pen a new deal with the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Spanish goalkeeper sees his present contract with the Red Devils expire in June 2020.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>De Gea&#8217;s contractual situation: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>David de Gea joined Man Utd from boyhood club Atl\u00e9tico Madrid in 2011.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s gone on to make 366 appearances in all competitions, registering 129 clean sheets.<\/li>\n<li>His present deal at Old Trafford expires in June 2020.<\/li>\n<li>It means he could hypothetically speak to a club next January before signing as a free agent.<\/li>\n<li>Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, though, is &#8220;pretty confident&#8221; he&#8217;ll break the impasse and put pen to paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7367517-de-bruyne-is-on-course-to-break-henry-s-most-impressive-premier-league-record<\/p>\n<p>There were strong reports in the summer De Gea had signed an extension but nothing was made official, subsequently enhancing speculation regarding his future at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>All this recent contract talk has coincided with the Madrid-born shot-stopper suffering a dip in form; across Man Utd&#8217;s opening four Premier League matches this season he&#8217;s conceded four goals whilst keeping one clean sheet.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, his club boss Solskjaer is content with his presence in the dressing room, though conceded the 20-time English champions must improve as a whole if they are to retain a player of his calibre.<\/p>\n<p>Solskjaer, who took charge last December before receiving the job full time, is also urging patience and is in no doubt of the eventual outcome.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018When Beller\u00edn and Tierney are Back\u2026\u2019 Watford vs Arsenal Premier League Preview w\/Nick Bright\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WVkcIGjKT44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve obviously not been involved in all the discussions, but I&#8217;m very \u2013 or pretty \u2013 confident we&#8217;ll get this sorted,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/premier-league\/man-utd-transfer-news-david-de-gea-latest-now-contract-a9104586.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;David&#8217;s never, ever said anything else to me, other than he loves this club, he wants to stay here and he&#8217;s had a fantastic time, so let&#8217;s hope we just get it over the line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are always aware of what\u2019s happening around in the world. 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