David de Gea set for bumper pay rise
An outstanding season in between the posts for Manchester United’s 22 year old shot stopper David de Gea, which ended with the youngster claiming his first Premier League title, is set to get even more rewarding with the player poised to become a whole lot richer.

De Gea was brought to Old Trafford from Atletico Madrid two years ago on a five year contract. He was handed rather attractive wages of £55,000 a week, and is set for a bumper pay rise according to the Sun with his weekly wage set to rise to £75,000. While a £20,000 a week pay rise might not sound like much, it does mean the youngster will be a million pounds richer at the end of the year!

Rumor has it the pay rise is accompanied by a 2 year contract extension, aimed to tie down De Gea to Man United till 2018 and see off interest in the youngster from FC Barcelona, who continue to scour the market looking for a long term replacement for their veteran star Victor Valdes.

The 22 year old was reportedly being targeted by Barcelona as one of the possible replacements for Valdes, and United will no doubt hope that the improved wages on offer will convince the youngster to stay on at Old Trafford rather than seek an early return to Spain.

De Gea’s contract extension could compel Barcelona to look at alternate options, including quite possibly Liverpool’s Pepe Reina.

The Manchester United shot stopper was bought from Atletico Madrid for an elevated price of £17.8million. The Spanish U-21 keeper had a mediocre first season with the new Premier League champions before an incredible second season where he kept 11 clean sheets in 28 matches and also won the European U-21 Championships with Spain.