He made it to Qatar, smashed United and would be David De Gea's 20m replacement

For Manchester United, their priority off the pitch has been to extend the contract of a number of their regular starts including David De Gea, Marcus Rashford, and Diogo Dalot. The Red Devils are looking to tie down the key players to fresh contracts.

The Red Devils have been in linked to several additional signing to boost the quality within the team as they hope to continue to build for the future. David De Gea got lots of assurances from Erik Ten Hag about his place in the Manchester United team.

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David De Gea has been terrific for the Red Devils with all of the impressive saves that have happened through tough games and opposition as the season progress. His gallant save during the Manchester derby kept United safe from most of the game as United mounted a comeback.

Since the start of the season, De Gea had done everything to push for a contract extension and was in confusion about his future with the club until talks started weeks ago for his renewal. Ten Hag is reported to have championed a contract offer while also planning for life after De Gea should talks breakdown.

Who is Ten Hag's choice to replace De Gea?

According to reports, Erik Ten Hag is keen on signing David Raya of Brentford should Manchester United fail to reach an agreement with De Gea over the contract extension. Raya was part of Spain's World Cup team and would cost around 20 million euros. The current standoff in De Gea's contract renewal will be key to Ten Hag's plans.