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SHOW ME DE MONEY

Keeper wants more cash to stay

- By PAUL BROWN by DAVID ANDERSON

DAVID DE GEA wants to know if Jose Mourinho will be in charge of Manchester United next season before he signs a new deal.

United have taken up their option to extend his contract by a year until June 2020.

But talks over a new agreement are deadlocked as De Gea, 28, also wants a bumper pay rise.

He’s holding out for the same as the club’s top earner, Alexis Sanchez, who pockets a CHELSEA and Arsenal both cruised into the last 32 of the Europa League as group winners last night.

Olivier Giroud’s double helped the Blues make light work of 10-man PAOK.

And Arsenal’s second string also had little trouble in seeing off Vorskla Poltava in freezing conditions in Ukraine.

UEFA switched the controvers­ial game to Kiev amid security fears after Ukraine declared martial law.

But youngsters Emile Smith Rowe and Joe Willock scored either side of an Aaron Ramsey penalty.

Arsenal are unbeaten in 18 games in all competitio­ns and defender Rob Holding said: “We had a few problems as our team bus broke down but we got the result we wanted.” huge £500,000 a week including bonuses. Spain’s No.1 feels he should be rewarded equally and has rejected an improved offer of around £275,000 a week.

De Gea is happy at Old Trafford and is prepared to commit his future to the club – but first he wants to know what direction they are going in.

The keeper has won just one Premier League crown since joining United in

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DEAL ME IN: David De Gea is looking for a bumper pay rise
 ??  ?? EUROPA GLEE: Olivier Giroud nets his second as (inset) Joe Willock celebrates his first Arsenal goal with fellow scorer Emile Smith Rowe (right)
EUROPA GLEE: Olivier Giroud nets his second as (inset) Joe Willock celebrates his first Arsenal goal with fellow scorer Emile Smith Rowe (right)

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