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Real Madrid target De Gea happy at Man Utd despite contract impasse

David de Gea is happy where he is at Manchester United. The Manchester Evening News says the 24-year-old is out of contract at the end of next season and is yet to agree a new deal.

Real Madrid are keen to take the Spanish international back to his homeland after identifying him as the ideal successor to Iker Casillas.

United are wary of the lure of the Bernabeu after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo head there for a then world record £80m in 2009.

They are prepared to make him the highest paid goalkeeper in the world on £200,000-a-week.

However, it is understood that the player is happy at Old Trafford and has no immediate desire to return to his home town of Madrid.

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