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I know De Gea wants to stay at Manchester United – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho insists he knows David de Gea wants to stay at Manchester United and is convinced the Spain international will sign a new contract.

De Gea has developed into arguably the world's best goalkeeper at United having joined from Atletico Madrid in 2011, but his future has regularly been the subject of speculation.

He produced another remarkable save in Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League win over Young Boys when the game was level, and that prompted questions about the importance of securing his future.

"He's a world-class player," Mourinho said in the post-match news conference. "The best goalkeeper in the world and – if our ambitions are to be a big club, a winning club – you need the best goalkeeper in the world and also some other players who are the best in the world.

"In this case we have the best goalkeeper, and I know he wants to stay, I know his agent is happy to do what the player wants and I also know the board wants him to stay and they are working on that.

"Hopefully sooner or later they arrive into good conclusions."