David De Gea's contract runs out next summer and Jose Mourinho is said to be concerned that Manchester United could lose their No.1 for free.
United, as they often do with their players these days, have an option to extend De Gea's deal by an extra year. But according to The Times, Juventus, the absolute experts in how to do free transfers, are said to be monitoring the situation very closely.
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De Gea, who has won United's Player of the Year award for the past four seasons, was previously close to making a big-money move before the paperwork failed to arrive in time in 2015.
Real's interest has cooled now that they have both Keylor Navas and Thibaut Courtois in their ranks after the Belgium shotstopper was signed from Chelsea in the summer.
However, it's claimed that De Gea is aware that Juventus are interested in bringing him to Turin as their next big coup.
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Since 2009, the Old Lady have signed Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba, Fernando Llorente, Kingsley Coman, Sami Khedira, Dani Alves and Emre Can without paying a single penny in terms of transfer fees.
De Gea played against his potential next employers in Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat, producing a stunning save to deny Cristiano Ronaldo a sensational goal on his return.
Topics:ย David De Gea, Manchester United, Juventus, Real Madrid