DAVID DE GEA is ready to stay at Old Trafford because of Jose Mourinho’s imminent arrival.
The Manchester United goalkeeper wanted out if Louis van Gaal remained as manager of the club.
United chiefs were even exploring the possibility of buying Chelsea stopper Thibaut Courtois, 24, to replace him in case De Gea demanded to leave.
There is no love lost between 25-year-old De Gea and United’s Dutch keeper coach Frans Hoek — but he is to be fired along with Van Gaal.
De Gea demanded to leave last summer but bungled paperwork kept the Spaniard out of the clutches of Real Madrid.
He was persuaded to sign a new contract with the Red Devils after they agreed to put a release clause in the deal.
Although Real can still trigger it this summer, De Gea is expected to commit his future to United.
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