David de Gea breaks silence on Man Utd contract stand-off as he reveals his ‘aim’ amid transfer saga
DAVID DE GEA vowed to keep his focus amid a contract stand-off with Manchester United.
The club want to slash his weekly wages from £375,000 to £200,000 but the Spanish goalkeeper will not sign.
De Gea, 32, is out of contract this summer — although United do have an option to extend for a further 12 months.
But he said: “It is time just to be focused as we play many games in a row.
“It is not time to lose focus and think about contracts. My aim is to keep going and play my best.”
De Gea insists he is still one of the top flight’s best goalkeepers, despite question marks over his distribution.
The Spaniard argues that clean sheets are the vital stat — and he has the most in the Premier League alongside Newcastle’s Nick Pope on 13.
In all competitions, he boasts 20, second only to Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen (23).
And De Gea, who joined United in 2011 from Atletico Madrid for £17.8million, said: “When we keep a clean sheet, it means the team and I did a good job.
“But criticism is always there, you cannot please everyone. I have 20 clean sheets, close to the most in Europe, so we are doing a great job and I help the team do it.”
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De Gea recently surpassed legend Peter Schmeichel’s clean sheet record of 180 for the club — and is at 185 and counting.
The Red Devils No 1 added: “Beating the record of one of the best like Schmeichel makes me feel so proud.
“Now it is a moment to do even better. When we keep clean sheets, then we are closer to winning things.”