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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Jul 23, 2019 05:05 GMT

David de Gea to sign new deal at Manchester United

David de Gea is all set to sign a fresh contract at Manchester United that will make him the highest-paid goalkeeper in the world, according to latest reports. The Spanish international is set to sign a 6-year deal with a wage package that will see him earn somewhere between £350,000 and £375,000 which is a significant raise.

The negotiations between the player and the club has been going on for several months now and at various intervals, it looked like an agreement will not be reached. De Gea was seeking wage parity with the club's highest earner Alexis Sanchez.

David de Gea's current contract will expire in the summer. Fans will be excited to know that the Spaniard plans on kicking on at Old Trafford. After joining Manchester United under Alex Ferguson, he has been their best player and has won the United Player of the Year award a record 4 times.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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