Manchester United have made extending David De Gea's contract their
top priority after making progress with new deals for Anthony Martial
and Luke Shaw.
The Spaniard is among a host of first
team players whose current deal expires at the end of this season,
although United can extend De Gea's contract by another year, an option
they are expected to take up soon.
Both Shaw
and Martial
already have new offers on the table and Manchester United
are confident that the two players will sign on the dotted line, which according to the Evening Standard
will tie them to Old Trafford for another five years.
De Gea's
contract situation will now become the club's main focus, although manager
José Mourinho is also pushing for two more players to be given new long-term deals in the north-west.
The Evening Standard
also claims that Mourinho wants both Ander Herrera
and Juan Mata
to be rewarded with contract extensions due to their influence in the Manchester United dressing room.
Mourinho has reportedly already approached executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward over Mata and Herrera's future at the club.
Combined,
the pair have 257 appearances for Manchester United across all
competitions and have become two of the most senior figures within the
squad.
Although both Mata and Herrera are now considered to be on the
periphery of Manchester United's first team, Mourinho is believed to
have hailed their importance during the club's crisis on and off the
pitch this season.
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