Pickford and Oblak Become the Substitute Option for David De Gea at Manchester United

DBasia.news –  The presence of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager of Manchester United determines the fate of several team players: some left and some decide to stay. One who survived and signed a new contract was Scott McTominay.

Unfortunately, this does not seem to apply to the team’s first goalkeeper, David de Gea. The new 28-year-old player’s contract discussion have not shown significant progress. The latest news even mentions that Real Madrid have prepared 75 million pounds, while Paris Saint-Germain is ready to provide a fantastic salary that is estimated at 350 thousand pounds per week.

Although defending De Gea is still the main target of the Red Devils, the club seems to have begun to plan that the Spanish player finally decides to leave Old Trafford.

The latest report from the Mirror says that United have determined two potential successors, namely Jordan Pickford who is now defending Everton or Atletico Madrid’s mainstay keeper, Jan Oblak.

The cessation of De Gea’s contract discussion was allegedly due to United’s reluctance to grant a request for a salary increase requested by the player paid with 350 thousand pounds per week – which would also make him the second highest-paid player in the squad.

The Red Devils’ interest in Pickford and Oblak is not a new story, the two goalkeepers have even been the main target when they are still playing under Jose Mourinho’s care.

Unfortunately, the hopes of bringing both of them will certainly not be easy, besides Everton, who is reluctant to release one of its valuable assets, Pickford has also just signed a new contract until 2024. While Jan Oblak has a fantastic release clause which is estimated at 100 million euros.

David de Gea is not the only player who has the chance to be released by the Red Devils, besides himself, the club which is now ranked sixth in the standings also has the potential to lose Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Paul Pogba.