It's NOT all about the Benjamins: Being world's top-earning keeper not enough for the De Gea camp
Manchester United will have to include an escape clause if they are to persuade David De Gea to sign a new contract.
United believe they can still secure the Spanish international on a fresh deal, with just 17 months left on his current agreement.
But while the Red Devils are willing to break the bank by making De Gea the world’s highest-paid keeper on £200,000-a-week, the player’s advisers are demanding that a buy-out clause is included in any deal.
United are reluctant to agree. But with European champions Real Madrid circling and time ticking down on De Gea’s future, their negotiating position is so weak that they could be left with no other option if they want to protect themselves financially.
De Gea is currently valued at £50million by United but that is unrealistic, given the time left on his current contract.