De Gea was never going to leave Man Utd for nothing

David De Gea was never going to run his Manchester United contract down according to reports.

The Manchester Evening News suggests that the Spanish goalkeeper, who was close to joining Real Madrid late in the summer transfer window, had no intentions of departing Old Trafford for nothing.

De Gea recently signed a four-year deal with United but apparently told teammates that even before the move to the Santiago Bernabeu fell over, he was not going to let his deal run down.

The 24-year-old is now tied to the Red Devils until the summer of 2019 meaning if he were to eventually depart United, the club would receive a decent transfer fee in exchange for his exit.