Throughout his reign as Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag has been keen to stress that he only wants players who have the right mentality.
01.07.2023 - 08:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There will always be sentiment in football, it is the nature of the sport. You go on a journey with your football team and slowly but surely, new heroes are made. Players are idolised and worshipped in this game, but the time to part ways will always come around at some stage.
Whatever the outcome of the current David De Gea contract saga at Old Trafford, the appreciation from the red side of Manchester will always be there, you feel. Anyone who spends 12 years at a football club of such size and stature must have done something right.
There will be arguments that De Gea has outstayed his welcome, but last season's Golden Glove - the Spaniard's second - is a feather in the cap for those who kept the faith. There were, though, glaring errors over the course of the campaign and now the 32-year-old is a free agent, with discussions with United still ongoing.
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For now, it remains to be seen whether the road ends for De Gea next month. Doubts s tarted to creep in towards the end of last season, over the shot-stopper's role as number one at United. And the club are looking at potential successors, with Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana the main name in the frame.
Other players to be mentioned are Diogo Costa, David Raya, Bart Verbruggen and Djordje Petrovic. And if the 2022/23 season does prove to be De Gea's last at Old Trafford, he will leave big boots to fill - despite his indifferent form in the last couple of years.
A total of 545 appearances, with five major honours won and a record four club player-of-the-year awards has placed his name in the United history books for many years to
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