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Great goalkeepers are a rare breed; it’s a cliche because it just about happens to be true. Few come along every generation – the last belonging to the likes of Petr Cech, Iker Casillas, and Gianluigi Buffon, and before that Oliver Kahn and Peter Schmeichel. Herein lies every debate regarding David De Gea’s future lies.
De Gea is shaping up to be one of this decade’s greats, along with Manuel Neuer and Thibaut Courtois; however, with his contract is due to run out at the end of next season, it has been speculated that Manchester United might actually be prepared to let him go. Indeed, United’ recent signing of Barcelona’s Victor Valdes has certainly helped lend credence to these suspicions. Yet given the rarity of world class goalkeepers, an equal replacement with as much of his career ahead of him as De Gea could be basically impossible to find.
The lack of movement by great goalkeepers is such that Buffon’s €51 million (roughly $59m) transfer fee is still a record for goalkeepers. Even De Gea’s original move to United from Atletico Madrid in 2011, when De Gea was still somewhat unproven on the highest stage, was for £17.5 million (roughly $26.5M), ranking third on that list.
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