Manchester United target Bart Verbruggen as David de Gea replacement as contract talks stall - Paper Round

United target De Gea replacement Manchester United want to sign 20-year-old Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, with no signs of an imminent contract renewal for David de Gea. Ad United have an option to extend his deal unilaterally for a further year but remain in talks for an extension on fresh terms, and The Mirror reports that Verbruggen is one name who could arrive this summer.

TransfersMan Utd slap £120m price tag on Rashford amid PSG and Real interest — Paper Round19/02/2023 AT 06:28 “The Red Devils could be set to sign another keeper at the end of the season and the Netherlands youth international has emerged as a potential target,” the paper states. “David de Gea is out of contract in the summer, and although United are in talks to strike a new deal, Ten Hag may well look for a long-term replacement.

“De Gea, 32, is coming to the end of his 12th season at Old Trafford since his £18.9 million move from Atletico Madrid in 2011. Earlier this month, the United No.1 was presented with an award for breaking the record for the most clean sheets in the Red Devils' history.

He has now kept 183 shut outs in 528 matches. “The 20-year-old has become Anderlecht's first-choice 'keeper since the World Cup and has since put in a number of excellent performances for the Belgian side.

Verbruggen produced a sensational display for Anderlecht and kept a clean sheet against Villarreal as they booked their place in the quarter-final of the Europa Conference League.” Tottenham hold crisis talks over Conte future After Antonio Conte’s remarkable and sustained outburst at the weekend, it appears he could be on his way out after crisis talks with chairman Daniel Levy. The Tottenham chief could take the opportunity to sack Conte in the