Manchester United have been scouting Porto’s Diogo Costa and Athletic Bilbao’s Unai Simon as they consider potential replacements for David De Gea, according to reports in England.
United’s current number one has a contract that expires at the end of the season and, while the Red Devils do have an option to extend his stay for another year, manager Erik ten Hag will have the final say on the player’s future.
De Gea isn’t a great fit for ten Hag’s style of play so there is a possibility that his current deal will be allowed to run down. With that in mind, both Costa and Simon have been looked at as possible successors. Out of the two, most fans on Twitter would favour a move for the Porto player:
costa is the only choice
then,we gotta back to serious club once again…— ken yatori (@YatoriKen) October 27, 2022
Get diogo Costa in or we will regret it for years
— 🇵🇸 (@AKH2058) October 27, 2022
Diogo costa or nothing
— 🌵 (@matt_ixi) October 27, 2022
Can't get two same national keepers in the same spot.
Diogo costa is the real deal.
Up to you @B_Fernandes8 @DalotDiogo— Sosodef (@soso_utd) October 27, 2022
Watched Costa for awhile now, especially last nights game, we should definitely get him, otherwise he will go to another big club. Plus he’s definitely ready for the next step up.
— Dani Life (@dj_life22) October 27, 2022
Diogo Costa is perfect long term option!
— Waldo Engelbrecht (@waldo_engel) October 27, 2022
Diogo > Unai
— ᵤₛᵢₚₕᵢₗₑ (@usintantala) October 27, 2022
I’ll take Diogo Costa
— Charles (@behappysqd72) October 27, 2022
DIOGO PLEEAAASE
— Ten Hag’s Son👨🏾🦲 (@VIVARONALDOOO__) October 27, 2022
Costa has had an excellent start to the season but he is only 23 years of age, which suggests that he is not the finished article. It will up to ten Hag to decide whether he wants his own man between the sticks or whether he values the experience that De Gea possesses more.