What does De Gea’s new contract at Manchester United mean?

Manchester United fans might be celebrating the most now after their transfer deadline day madness regarding the David de Gea saga. De Gea was all set to sign for Real Madrid on the final day of the transfer window but the paperwork did not reach on time and the deal was off. De Gea did a complete u-turn and signed a new contract with United to stay at the club for another four years.

The Spanish number one had not played for United since the start of the season and wasn’t even named on the bench for the first four games as Louis van Gaal stated, he was not in the right frame of mind to play for the club. Real Madrid could have signed De Gea for free had he entered the final six months of his contract but now with De Gea signing a new contract, Madrid would have to pay through their nose to get the prized goalkeeper from Manchester United. De Gea making a u-turn isn’t a much of a surprise since he would have had to bend his decision to play for Real Madrid if he wanted to continue his growth, De Gea had to play regularly to be the number one for Spain as the Euro’s come close.

Manchester United fans would be extremely happy as they would have kept their best player from last season and this will ensure that at least they won’t have as many problems at the back. It is great news for the club as well, they have secured an asset whose value will appreciate over the next few years, De Gea is only 24 at the moment, and if they are to sell him, the club buying De Gea would have to spend a huge amount of money.

The signing of the contract doesn’t actually mean that De Gea is safe from being bought by another club, this only means that De Gea gets a lot more while he stays at Manchester United and most people are certain that the Spanish superstar has included a clause which would allow him to move if Real Madrid do make the move to sign him again.

Florentino Perez knows that United have the upper hand now, but that has never stopped Perez from getting the players that he wants. De Gea wants to play for Real Madrid, no matter what he says at the moment, his heart was set for Madrid and that deal could take place next summer. Real Madrid has to take out their chequebooks to get this signing, someone they have chased for a while. Manchester United would get a huge sum of money, De Gea would get to play for the club he wants to and Madrid get their man, a win-win situation for all.