By Daily Sports on March 2, 2019

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said the club “will do what we can” to keep goalkeeper David De Gea but his future is “out of my hands.”

Spain international De Gea is under contract until 2020, but United are struggling to make a breakthrough in negotiations over a new long-term deal.

They are ready to offer De Gea a five-year contract but terms are yet to be agreed, meaning the 28-year-old will enter the final year of his contract in the summer if the standoff continues.

“There are no updates from me,” Solskjaer told a news conference on Friday. “The club and David are in dialogue. Hopefully they’ll agree. It’s out of my hands, but I’m sure we’ll do what we can.

“David has done fantastic since he came, the club really showed how much they wanted him when Eric [Steele] and the gaffer found him.

“There were probably keepers better at that time, but the belief the manager showed in him with the criticism he got [in his first season] paid dividends.

“He’s been player of the year I don’t know how many years. We’re grateful to have him. Then again we’ve got Sergio [Romero] and Lee [Grant] – a fantastic goalkeeper department. I don’t think there’s any manager in the world who would beat me in that respect.”

Meanwhile, Solskjaer has told Antonio Valencia he must regain fitness before the club offers him a new deal. (ESPN)

•Photo shows Ole Gunnar Solksjaer 

Source Daily Sports

Posted March 2, 2019

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