Manchester United put David de Gea contract talks on hold after Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane cools interest
The ex-Atletico Madrid ace has two years left on his current deal, with the option of extending for a further 12 months
MANCHESTER UNITED are in no rush to hand David de Gea a mega-money pay hike following Real Madrid's decision to cool their interest.
The 26-year-old has been wanted by the Spanish giants for the last two seasons, including during this window.
The ex-Atletico Madrid ace has two years left on his current deal, with the option of extending for a further 12 months.
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And Old Trafford chiefs were prepared to give the Spanish goalkeeper a boost on his £200,000-a-week contract to keep him away from Madrid.
But Zinedine Zidane's side are happy with their stopper Keylor Navas and will not go back in for De Gea until next summer.
Jose Mourinho and the United boardroom will now wait before boosting his terms and trying to get him to extend.
An Old Trafford insider said: "David still has two years left on his deal and we have the option to extend.
"The club can now take its time and it doesn’t need to be rushed. We know David only wanted to go to Real Madrid.
"It will be more a case of now waiting to establish if we think they will try their luck again next year."
De Gea could do nothing last night as United were beaten 2-1 by Madrid in the Super Cup in Skopje, Macedonia.
Reports earlier this week said he had told the Champions League winners he was staying at the Red Devils this summer.
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Former Bernabeu star Steve McManaman insisted after last night's Super Cup it was only a matter of time before De Gea left for Madrid.
He said: "I thought the goalkeeper played really well for Manchester United, I thought De Gea did well.
"I don't know if that was a plus point or a minus point for United, because out of the two goalkeepers, he was the better goalkeeper by far.
"Madrid covet him highly don't they and they want him. They'll end up taking him off Man United, whether it's next year, the year after.
"They will take him in the end, definitely, they will definitely take him.
"In the end if United are not delivering the trophies that De Gea wants, he'll want to move to Real Madrid.
"He's a Spanish boy and he'll end up going that way."
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