Wow, just Wow. Jose Mourinho has predicted talks to resolve David de Gea’s future at Manchester United to “finish well,” while he called the goalkeeper’s display against Young Boys a “zero performance with a save.”
The Red Devils have activated the one-year extension clause in his contract that will keep De Gea at Old Trafford until the summer of 2020 but there still remains rumours over this long-term future.
De Gea made a stunning save to help United to a 1-0 victory over Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday but Mourinho has described the Spaniard’s display as a “zero performance”.
Jose on @D_DeGea: “He is the level of player that we need — we need the best players in the world. We have the best goalkeeper in the world, obviously the manager wants him to stay, the board wants him to stay and David wants to stay.” #MUFC pic.twitter.com/XIGkBPMEUF
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 30, 2018
“I think David’s performance you have to say for 92 mins to be David there or myself would be the same, I can kick as well as him and zero saves, zero shots, to be David or myself would be the same,” Mourinho said.
“Don’t say it was an amazing performance, it was a zero performance with a save that only the best goalkeeper in in the world can make and that’s a fair analysis of his performance. He didn’t touch the ball and against Crystal Palace he didn’t touch the ball.
“When he needs to touch the ball he’s the best, he’s the best. He wants to stay, of course, I want him to stay of course, he’s the level of player Manchester United needs.
“Manchester United needs the best players in the world, if we want to be Manchester United we need the best player in the world.
“We have the best goalkeeper in the world. Obviously, the manager wants him to stay, the board wants him to stay, David wants him to stay, his agent is not the kind of agent that is manipulative like others, his agent lets him think and decide by himself so the point is to agree the contract that the club wants to give and that the player wants to accept… and this is just my feeling, they are going to finish well.”