da realbet： According to reports in The Sun on Sunday, Manchester United could make a £50m move for Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the summer if David De Gea leaves the club.
What’s the word, then?
da stake casino： Well, The Sun on Sunday says that Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho has been impressed with the England international’s form since he joined the Toffees from Sunderland last summer, and he tops their emergency list of replacements for De Gea if the stopper returns to Spain at the end of the season.
The Sun on Sunday says that United are expecting the annual Real Madrid pursuit of the 27-year-old to happen again this summer – especially after another reported target Kepa signed a new long-term contract with Athletic Bilbao last month.
The report adds that after Pickford cost the Merseyside outfit £30m in June, he would likely cost around £50m now and Mourinho’s men wouldn’t be averse to paying that amount should they lose De Gea.
How has Pickford done this season?
The 23-year-old probably would have been expecting to have less to do this term having made the move to Goodison Park from relegated Sunderland during the summer, but it hasn’t really proven to be the case.
Everton struggled in the early stages of the season when their defence was really leaky, and while things improved for a time under current manager Sam Allardyce they have started to concede regularly again – the Toffees were beaten 5-1 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
The Merseyside outfit have conceded 45 goals in their 26 Premier League matches this term, and while Pickford can’t be blamed for too many of those there will be certainly be some that he will think he should have done better with.
According to the PremierLeague.com, only De Gea and Swansea’s Lukasz Fabianski have more made saves than Pickford’s 83 in the top flight this season.
Would he be a good signing for United?
He certainly would be, yes.
If De Gea does go in the summer then there is no doubt that it will be a hugely difficult task to replace him, and the Red Devils may not find someone as good.
However, Pickford has proven that he has the quality, potential and time to get even better than he is now, while his impressive distribution would be another one of the big bonuses of bringing the 23-year-old to Old Trafford.
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