Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits contract negotiations are going on in full swing with David De Gea but he has no control over his future.
The Manchester United custodian has been eyeing pay parity with top earner Alex Sanchez and chief executive Ed Woodward is not ready to meet his demand it seems. United are ready to offer him in the region of £350,000 but the Spaniard is pretty adamant in his demand.
United bought some time as they extended the one year extension clause this year which means the keeper will be at the club till 2020 at least. The 28 year old has been in brilliant form for the Red Devils and recently registered his 100th Premier League clean sheet.
Solskjaer said, “No updates from me on that on.
“Of course, the club and David are in dialogue, so hopefully they’ll agree.
“It’s out of my hands anyway, but I’m sure we’ll do what we can.
David’s done fantastic since he came. The club really showed how much they wanted him back in the day when Eric (Steele, goalkeeping coach) and the gaffer (Sir Alex Ferguson) found him.
“There was probably ‘keepers there that were better at that time, but the belief that the manager showed in him, with the criticism that he got early, just pays dividends now with the performances.
“He’s been player of the year for I don’t know how many years, the last four or five years, so we’re grateful to have him.
“Then again, we’ve got Sergio (Romero) and Lee (Grant), so it’s a fantastic goalkeeper department that we have, so I don’t think there’s any manager in the world that will beat me in that respect.”
