Manchester United enter transfer race for a goalkeeper

David de Gea has been constantly involved in transfer speculation for the past few months. The latest development comes after his mistake in the FA Cup final when he failed to keep out Ilkay Gundogan's second-half volley, although he got a hand to the ball. Manchester United trying to convince Porto shot-stopper, Diogo Costa for the Summer transfer window. There is a report that is telling, ETH has already shown him his project and the clubs are in talks.

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During the 2022-23 season, De Gea made some major mistakes. Against Brentford, West Ham, and Sevilla, Manchester United suffered huge losses for some foolish decisions and bad saves. Also reportedly, De Gea hasn't yet accepted United's new contract offer which has made the club show interest in Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

Newcastle United and Chelsea want the Portuguese International, especially Chelsea. The funny thing is, Chelsea is going for every existing football player in Europe. If United managed to acquire Costa, then there would be a huge question mark over De Gea's status as first-choice goalkeeper. Although the Spaniard received the Golden Glove award for the 2022-23 Premier League season, Erik ten Hag prefers a goalkeeper who can play out from the back. Speaking after the FA Cup final, Ten Hag said, "At this moment, I don't want to talk about such issues of criticism because we all played a great season, including David de Gea. He played a fantastic season."

When asked about De Gea's weakness in distribution, the Dutchman said, "Say it like this: we are in the right direction. But there are occasions in the game, issues in the game, we have to improve, definitely, if we want to make the next step and win trophies."