David De Gea signs new four-year contract with Manchester United

David de Gea has signed a new four-year contract with Manchester United.

The announcement of the deal completes a remarkable turn of events after the Spain goalkeeper was on the brink of joining Real Madrid last week before the transfer collapsed on deadline day in Spain.

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United said in a statement released on their official Twitter account: “David de Gea has signed a new four-year contract at £mufc with an option to extend for a further year.”

David De Gea has signed a new four-year contract at #mufc with an option to extend for a further year. pic.twitter.com/Z3JuQOaNEi

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De Gea added in an official club statement: “I am delighted to be starting this new chapter in my United career.

“I have always enjoyed playing with these great players in front of our fantastic fans. Manchester United is a special club and Old Trafford is an ideal place for me to continue to develop my career.

“I’m looking forward to putting a difficult summer behind me and concentrating on working hard to improve and help my team-mates to be successful.”

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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 11, 2015