Manchester United want world-record £35m for David de Gea from Real Madrid... and are ready to risk losing him for FREE next year
- David de Gea is expected to leave for Real Madrid this summer
- But Manchester United are ready to play hardball with the Spaniards
- They are after a fee in the region of £35million for the goalkeeper
- That would be a world record for his position, beating Gianluigi Buffon's £32.6m switch to Juventus from Parma in 2001
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Manchester United will demand a world-record fee for a goalkeeper from Real Madrid for David de Gea.
Old Trafford officials are not concerned by the fact the Spaniard, 24, only has a year left on his contract and can leave for nothing next summer.
They believe the value of keeping De Gea for another year far outweighs any bid below the £32.6m Juventus paid Parma for Gianluigi Buffon in 2001.
Manchester United are after a fee in the region of £35million for their goalkeeper David de Gea
De Gea is likely to sign for Madrid with Spanish defender Sergio Ramos possibly going to United
United want £35m for De Gea - which would push him ahead of Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon's fee
And they are looking for a fee of around £35m before they will entertain the idea of allowing the former Atletico Madrid man to leave.
De Gea joined the club for £17.8m in 2011 and has been heavily linked with a return to his home city.
Real are expected to go in with a first offer as low as £13m.
A source told Sportsmail: 'The fees that have been mentioned are a long way short. David is a world-class goalkeeper who played a huge role in ensuring we qualified for the Champions League last season - that in itself was worth around £50m to the club.
'The year left on the contract does not make a big difference. What is the worst that can happen? If he stays we get to keep one of the best goalkeepers in the world for another year and that in itself is worth more than some of the fees mentioned.
'It would take a world-record bid for a goalkeeper to take him away.'
De Gea has a £200,000-a-week contract on the table at Old Trafford and Louis van Gaal is keen to keep him - although the manager is prepared should he leave.
Ajax's Jasper Cillessen, who played for Van Gaal at the World Cup and Spurs' Hugo Lloris are both on a list of potential replacements.
Ajax's Jasper Cillessen, who played for Van Gaal at the World Cup is on the list of potential replacements
David de Gea (seen here with possible future Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema in February 2013) is believed to have told his Manchester United colleagues of his desire to return to his home city
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