United fans boycotted the owner's Glazer family during a match against Norwich, and some players such as Pogba were criticised for not being worthy to wear the Red Devils shirt. However, de Gea, the goalkeeper who played for Manchester United for the 481st time, was cheered by the fans when he came out. This season, he and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best performers in the team, and de Gea also made two wonderful saves against Norwich, ensuring that Ronaldo's hat-trick brought victory. But in his shadow, England international Dean Henderson is depressed and wants to leave the team this summer. However, the club priced the number two goalkeeper at £40 million, and it is difficult to find a buyer.
As the main goalkeeper of the giants, De Gea has made 111 saves this season, making him the busiest goalkeeper of the big six. He made just seven fewer saves than Leeds United's Meslier, second in the Premier League. In contrast, Liverpool's Alisson (62 times) and Manchester City's Edelson (52 times) add up to 3 more than De Gea.
It is precisely because United face many shots from opponents in every game, de Gea beat the 25-year-old Henderson to maintain the No. 1 goalkeeper position, which is easier to understand. The latter, who has always aimed to become the starting goalkeeper for Manchester United and England, took the main position last season when De Gea's daughter was born. But the injury plagued him and he eventually returned to his position in front of the goal.
De Gea gave up his vacation before the start of the season and returned to the team to train early, while Henderson was injured first, then infected with the new crown, and was completely suppressed on the cold bench. This season, Henderson has only made three appearances in the first team, one each in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup, with zero appearances in the Premier League, and he has played in games where Manchester United have remained unwinnable. In order to stay in shape, he even went to the Red Devils under 23 youth team to play 2 Premier League 2 league games. And because Manchester United can't play, Henderson also lost his position in Southgate's England team, and may not qualify for the Qatar World Cup at the end of the year.
In January, Newcastle United tried to bring in Henderson, but United refused. However, the Magpie made it clear that it would return in June. United said it was okay to buy Henderson, but to give £40m a high price. If Saudi Arabian tycoons agree to the price, Henderson will become the most expensive goalkeeper in England's history.
Arsenal's Ramsdale currently holds the record, with he cost £30m to move from Sheffield United to the Gunners, with Manchester United's list price directly up to 10 million.
But whether Newcastle will agree is still unknown, as Henderson not only needs a £40 million transfer fee, but his weekly salary at Manchester United is also as high as £120,000. Newcastle is also looking at Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, and if the Magpies don't buy Henderson, there's probably no other club that can afford it.
Once Henderson can't be sold, United may consider renting him out, but that means the club needs to "flip the stickers". According to the British "Sun" newspaper, there are many clubs willing to go on loan Henderson, such as Fulham and Bournemouth, who may be promoted from the Championship, and Middlesbrough, whose coach Wilder has been on loan for two seasons while coaching Sheffield United. In addition, West Ham also sees a loan loan of Henderson as one of the candidates for the goalkeeper position next season, and the other option is to compete with Manchester United for West Brom's former Red Devils academy goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
But apart from Newcastle, none of these teams can afford Henderson's £120,000 weekly salary. Therefore, if United choose to rent out the tycoon, they will have to bear 50% or more of the weekly salary so that other teams can bring him in.
Manchester United goalkeeper Tony Cotton has been looking for the right men for goalkeepers No. 2 and No. 3, meaning De Gea will remain the main player next season and Henderson will still not be able to get there. Many of his fans dreamed that Tenhag would abandon De Gea in favor of Henderson when he took office, but this was unlikely to happen. Tenhag is a good coach, but he is not a big Luo immortal, he also has to consider the influence of the dressing room, the 31-year-old De Gea has played for the Red Devils for more than 10 years and is still one of the core players with the best salaries in the team.