David de Gea's future at Manchester United remains in doubt.
Reports last month suggested that United had agreed a bumper £350,000-a-week deal with De Gea that will keep him at Old Trafford beyond the end of the season.
But the Sunday Mirror says negotiations have failed to bring a breakthrough - and that United still have no idea whether the deal will be sealed.
De Gea, 28, will be free to talk to any interested foreign clubs in January.
And as that dateline approaches, the pressure will be on United to meet the keeper's demands.
High-level United sources insist that talks are progressing and that they are confident of an agreement being reached.
But De Gea could earn himself a huge signing-on fee and contract if he opted to bide his time.