REAL MADRID SURE OF GETTING MAN UTD GOAL KEEPER

Spanish giants, Real Madrid are convinced that they would sign Manchester united goal keeper, David De Gea.


David De Gea is likely to stay at Manchester United this summer in the event Jose Mourinho becomes the club’s next manager but the United goalkeeper’s future at Old Trafford will become much less certain if the club opt to keep faith with Louis van Gaal.

Another player whose future could also be linked to the managerial situation at United is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Reports in France on Monday night that United had offered the Paris St-Germain striker a one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months were denied as “not factual” by the player’s agent, Mino Raiola.  The Red devils are believed to be interested in signing the Swede as a free agent when contract with PSG expires at the end of the season.  It remains to be seen whether any deal for the 34-year-old would also hinge on Mourinho succeeding Van Gaal.

Ibrahimovic has been highly critical of Van Gaal in the past but has a close relationship with Mourinho, under whom he won the Serie A title with Inter Milan in 2009.

United would need to win the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday as it represents Van Gaal’s last opportunity to salvage something from a miserable season. They would also get the chance to play in the group stage of the Europa League next season. United have an agreement in principle with Mourinho, but despite the former Chelsea manager’s belief that he will succeed Van Gaal in Manchester this summer, nothing has yet been signed with the Portuguese.

Arguably the best goalkeeper in the world, De Gea is unhappy at the prospect of a second season in three without Champions League football is thought to be one of a number of players who will consider their futures should Van Gaal stay. United have privately dismissed claims that there is a release clause in the four-year contract De Gea signed 10 days after his proposed move to Real Madrid collapsed last September but the club’s hopes of keeping the Spaniard will be boosted dramatically if Mourinho takes over.