Barcelona make shock move for Chelsea superstar, David de Gea makes decision on Manchester United future and more: Transfer roundup, 15 January 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Apr 30, 2019 04:42 GMT

David de Gea happy to commit to future at Manchester United but want wage parity with the club's highest earners

David de Gea is perhaps the most adored among all the players on the Red Devils' roster and has been for quite some time now. Just last weekend, he came up with yet another immense performance, saving 11 shots against Tottenham as Harry Kane and co. ultimately relented to the Spaniard's heroics.

Manchester United fans have been begging David de Gea to extend his contract at the club as his current one runs out in 2020. Now, according to ESPN, the Manchester United no.1 is ready to commit to United for the long term but has one condition. He wants wage parity with the club's highest earners and given how important he is to the club, there's no reason why Manchester United will hold back from granting his wish.

David de Gea is absolutely delighted with the love that's showered on him by the Old Trafford faithful. The way he was greeted and welcomed back after his botched move to Real Madrid has gone a long way in tempting him to commit to Manchester United.

About the author

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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