As I've been saying for about a year, no.
Should we renew De Gea's contract?
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We should renew his contract but not for the money quoted, so that if his form keeps declining we'll be able to get some big money for him next summer. Letting him go on free is unacceptable for me.
Renewing his contract will make us hold all the cards re his future, but for God sake, it shouldn't be for any thing close to what he's asking for.
Renewing his contract will make us hold all the cards re his future, but for God sake, it shouldn't be for any thing close to what he's asking for.
We should. But if he's not committed I'd rather we try to offload him to Europe before the deadline and recall Henderson. It's bad enough our best outfield player publicly wants out. Can't be having our captain running down his contract.
After watching him for the last year in particular I wouldn't be that arsed to see him go anymore.
No. His kicking and work on high balls has always been mediocre and his shot stopping has now turned from world class to shite, so there is no reason to sign him up on such a fat contract.
To be the best paid keeper in the world, you’d expect them to be at least the best keeper in the league. Dave’s been generally underwhelming since the World Cup. No idea why. He’s certainly not looking like he’s going to earn that contract if he signs. Maybe he’s already agreed to go to PSG or Juve, so his hearts just not in it?
We should but not for his obscene wage demands. Nobody else will pay him anywhere near what he wants. I'd see if he will lower his demands, if not I'd give Dean Henderson the job next season. 
Obviously No.
We should definitely be renewing. Hopefully knowing his future will mean he is more settled and will transfer into big performances again. The coaching team must be working with him to find the root of these mistakes?!
If he isn't going to sign then I think Romero is good enough to be in the team and him and Henderson can battle for number 1 next season.
If he isn't going to sign then I think Romero is good enough to be in the team and him and Henderson can battle for number 1 next season.
Wouldn't mind keeping him but he is nowhere near indespensible. He's mentally fragile and I'm not sure he can pull himself out of his decline.
Recall Hendo and at least we might win most British XI this season. 9/11 British.
I went into one on the D James thread about De Gea.
I say withdraw that alleged contract that he hasn’t signed.
If his form continues like this does he honestly think R Madrid will come knocking again offering him what he wants? Of course not they’ll be looking elsewhere and he’ll be desperate to sign any contract we offer him, mind you we should on his recent displays give Henderson a run out.
I say withdraw that alleged contract that he hasn’t signed.
If his form continues like this does he honestly think R Madrid will come knocking again offering him what he wants? Of course not they’ll be looking elsewhere and he’ll be desperate to sign any contract we offer him, mind you we should on his recent displays give Henderson a run out.
Not for the money he’s asking for, providing reports are true (350k you have to be kidding).
I would say the defensive errors in the game against Palace cost us just as much as De Geas weak arm.
I think he might need to be dropped for a little while... let him get his head straight and then ease him back in. Although I think Romero will be GK for us in the cup competitions so that might help.
Just needs a string of solid games and he will be flying again
I would say the defensive errors in the game against Palace cost us just as much as De Geas weak arm.
I think he might need to be dropped for a little while... let him get his head straight and then ease him back in. Although I think Romero will be GK for us in the cup competitions so that might help.
Just needs a string of solid games and he will be flying again
He’s had all summer to get his head straight. Not having a go at you just saying he doesn’t look like a top keeper at the moment and indeed should be dropped.
One clean sheet in last eighteen, can’t remember the last time he saved a pen, no longer Spain No 1 and reportedly wants £350,000 a week.
TBH he’s not worth what he’s being paid now.
TBH he’s not worth what he’s being paid now.
De Gea has been dreadful for over a year now. It’s nothing to do with contract disputes, he won’t be thinking about that on the pitch. It’s probably confidence related, he’s always been error prone when playing for Spain and looks like that has transferred to club football
Want him to stay but the rumoured 350k/week wages are a joke.
I just don’t get what’s happened. He never used to let shots go through/under him, ever. In fact shotstopping was by far his best attribute, so much so that without it he’s pretty average.
Incredibly annoying because he used to win us games with his world class performances, now he’s losing them.
Incredibly annoying because he used to win us games with his world class performances, now he’s losing them.
Fax machine redeemed.
He should have went in the summer. He wanted to go but we threw more money at him.
His heart isn’t 100% in every game is it?
His heart isn’t 100% in every game is it?
I was willing to chalk off last year as a freak season but he can't be gifting away goals like that after the third game of the season. I'm very worried about DDG and the possibility that we find ourselves in a Rooney situation all over again.
I'm still on the fence because he is a top keeper but anymore costly howlers in the next 5-10 games and I think we should part ways.
I'm still on the fence because he is a top keeper but anymore costly howlers in the next 5-10 games and I think we should part ways.
I've been saying no since last season. Think Ole needs to have a gentle conversation with him. He needs to be dropped and made to work on his weaknesses. I suspect he's declining.
He's cost us quite a bit from the end of last season and we just can't afford it this season as well. We've supposedly improved our defence and still his performances are not improving. Can't get a bigger contract on the back of that.
He's cost us quite a bit from the end of last season and we just can't afford it this season as well. We've supposedly improved our defence and still his performances are not improving. Can't get a bigger contract on the back of that.
Like getting Jose, signing Lukaku, appointing Moyes, renewing Mata, renewing Jones, not signing a midfielder, etc, that many said was a terrible idea before we did it, this is another one, so lets not this time, he has peaked, and is now on the way down, we need to be ruthless in situations like this.
He's one of my favourite players and has been one of the only bright spots this last 6 years, but you just can't offer those wages to someone who's been so out of form for so long. I think it's a very big decision from the club, whatever happens.
Not sure if any team will pay him £350 a week even on a free, he's genuinely atrocious, yes keepers make mistakes, but at the end of last season it was one per game which made him one of the worst keepers in the league.
I said during the summer we should get rid, if there are no takers then put him on the bench and let him leave for free, we cant afford to carry a keeper that makes a mistake per game as we're just not good enough for that.
From solid as a rock, that had everyone assured when the opposition attack, to everyone being a nervous wreck (including his team mates) because there's a high chance of him screwing up.
Sad times.
I said during the summer we should get rid, if there are no takers then put him on the bench and let him leave for free, we cant afford to carry a keeper that makes a mistake per game as we're just not good enough for that.
From solid as a rock, that had everyone assured when the opposition attack, to everyone being a nervous wreck (including his team mates) because there's a high chance of him screwing up.
Sad times.
No, we should sell him before the window closes and bring back Henderson for the rest of the year. Enough is enough with all those pricks signing huge contracts while being second class players.
What do you mean? Didn't we already renew his contract in Summer?
If we put him on the rumoured wages we’ll never sell him. I honestly think the smart long term decisions is to let him go next summer and promote Henderson. So we won’t do that.
I wondered if we should have sold in summer 2018 and replaced with Alisson.
As others have said, his shot stopping is out of this world, but the rest of his game is, at best, average. Once his reflexes are dulled slightly by age, his overall ability will decline very quickly.
His career trajectory is very different to someone like Van der Sar - we won't see De Gea still playing in his late 30s.
As others have said, his shot stopping is out of this world, but the rest of his game is, at best, average. Once his reflexes are dulled slightly by age, his overall ability will decline very quickly.
His career trajectory is very different to someone like Van der Sar - we won't see De Gea still playing in his late 30s.
No.
Great keepers seem prone to breaking permanently after one or two high profile mistakes. What's Joe Hart doing these days? He even lost the confidence to do dandruff ads!
Sack Solksjaer, sell gea
We should get rid. We made him an offer to be world's highest paid goalie a year ago. If his heart was fully in Manchester the deal would have been signed already. For the past 6 months he's only been giving 70% due to flirting with other clubs.
We need to bring in someone else who feels lucky to be here. Goalkeepers can be replaced easier than other positions. You can not say De Gea is any better than Kepa or Allison even though he's on double the money they are already.
We need to bring in someone else who feels lucky to be here. Goalkeepers can be replaced easier than other positions. You can not say De Gea is any better than Kepa or Allison even though he's on double the money they are already.
If he's already agreed a contract with someone, we should definitely not be playing him. It's not even like he's playing decent.Play Romero or bring in Henderson.
If not, it's a difficult situation for us. Informing his glaring weakness, he's not even playing to his strengths anymore. Is this a blip, or has he started declining steadily? The last thing we want is another Sanchez.
Really? his save % was like 8th or 9th in the league among 20 PL starting GKs
he was not even one of the best GKs at shootstopping last season
I still think he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but i'm always against putting players on wages that would we would mean they are nearly impossible to sell. Its becoming a bigger and bigger problem for top clubs they offer these insane contracts which only around 5 clubs in world football can match, which means your squad has no flexibility going forward. We are seeing the problem ourselves with Sanchez who we may have to pay to leave, the fact we have 7 centre back in the squad, other clubs have similar issues, Arsenal with Ozil, Madrid with Bale and Rodriguez. Juve with about 5 of 6 players....it's becoming a real problem.
I also think their is a risk that De Gea may not age well as a keeper, his biggest strength is his reflex saves, this will likely diminish going into his 30's, we may be seeing it already considering his dip in form over the last year. We are also seeing the role of keeper evolve into a more of a ball playing keeper, something we have never really seen De Gea do.
We also have decent back up in Romero and a good prospect in Henderson.
So for me a 6 year contract on those wages would be a mistake we would regret in the long run.
I also think their is a risk that De Gea may not age well as a keeper, his biggest strength is his reflex saves, this will likely diminish going into his 30's, we may be seeing it already considering his dip in form over the last year. We are also seeing the role of keeper evolve into a more of a ball playing keeper, something we have never really seen De Gea do.
We also have decent back up in Romero and a good prospect in Henderson.
So for me a 6 year contract on those wages would be a mistake we would regret in the long run.
What has Romero got to do to get a game? He's been good when he's had his chance. And yet today there's talk of us getting a new keeper in? Bizarre. Give Romero the chance he deserves and bench DDG.
If DDG leaves then it would be on a free. Considering that our midfield and forward line is virtually non existent then we'll probably not spend any dosh at all to replace him. Romero would become our no 1 with Henderson as no 2. United way academy, fitness, hunger and all that.
Anybody that has been watching his performances for the past year and a half, and still thinks that we should still offer him a new contract, is part of the reason why we are a mid-table side right now.
He's obviously deteriorated. Add to that he's scared to leave his line and sweep up behind our defence, seems to have lost his bottle to come out and claim crosses and his passing has gone to pieces too. Renewing on the supposed wages would be crazy.
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