Manchester United regret handing David de Gea expensive deal back in 2019
According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United regret handing David de Gea an expensive contract back in 2019. He was given a staggering £375,000-a-week deal that saw him become the club’s best-paid player. However, regrets are now coming to the fore from United’s decision-makers as they struggle to tie down Pogba to a new deal.
There are not a lot of superlatives left to describe David de Gea’s time at Manchester United. The big Spaniard has time and again saved United from precarious positions with his spectacular saves. However, for the first time in a decade, his position has come under scrutiny.
If one were to be honest, De Gea has become error-prone in recent seasons. His lapses have cost United dearly. Over the last season, Dean Henderson took the mantle of the No.1 and safe to say he made enough of an impression to keep his place in the side for the league games.
United have regrets over expensive De Gea deal
The problem for United is not only that De Gea is earning £375,000 a week and warmed the benches for the second half of the season. However, it is the fact that they are in a similar situation with Pogba much like they were in 2019 with De Gea. The Spaniard’s lucrative contract means that other stars want a similar scale of pay when United are trying their best to keep wages in check.
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United have made huge errors in handing their biggest stars eye-watering amounts when they were to renew. Then they tanked spectacularly. Wayne Rooney was handed one in 2014, Alexis Sanchez in 2018 and De Gea in 2019 (h/t The Athletic). They want to avoid a similar thing with Pogba with regrets existing at the club two years down the line.
