FIORENTINA are set to trigger an extra year in David de Gea’s contract.
The Serie A side signed the Spaniard 12 months after he was released by Manchester United in 2023.
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GettyAndre Onana was poor in Man Utd’s 2-2 draw at Lyon[/caption]
De Gea, 34, had been key to stay at Old Trafford and was willing to halve his £375,000 a week salary.
But United chiefs subsequently withdrew their offer, allowing De Gea to leave after 12 years in Manchester.
The Red Devils subsequently signed Andre Onana from Inter Milan in a £47million swoop.
Onana’s time in Manchester, however, has not gone perfectly to plan.
Following a war of words with Nemanja Matic, which saw the Serbian dub him one of the “worst goalkeepers in Man United history”, Onana made two blunders in the Red Devils’ 2-2 draw with Lyon on Thursday.
De Gea, meanwhile, has excelled since signing for Fiorentina last summer.
Speaking about their No1, Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso said: “He will stay with us also next season.”
Following 12 months out of the game, United’s former stopper has appeared to be a man reinvigorated in Italy.
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He has kept 10 clean sheets in Serie A, with a 74 per cent save percentage.
De Gea has not made a single error leading to a goal, or even shot.
While he has also stopped two penalties.
Seeing that De Gea is staying in Italy, one Man Utd fan wrote on X: “Please come back to Man U.”
And a second claimed: “David de Gea still better than Onana currently..”
A third commented: “Manchester United must be kicking themselves.”
And another added: “Remember when United fans thought he was the problem.”
During Thursday’s draw in France, Man Utd legend Paul Scholes said on TNT Sports: “He (Onana) has probably wished he had kept his mouth shut before the game.
“It’s a really bad mistake. It’s a decent ball but I’m not sure what the keeper is trying to do. It’s an awful mistake from him.”
Boss Ruben Amorim defended his stopper after the game, saying: “If you look at the season, I’ve made more mistakes than them during these last games and during these last months.
“There’s nothing I can say to Andre in this moment that will help him.
“So the most important thing is to be natural and then when the time comes I will choose the best XI to play.
“But I’m really confident in Andre.”
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