De Gea signs new contract, but that doesn’t mean he’s staying…
With news that David de Gea has signed a new contract with Manchester United, here’s a look at four big names who penned new deals shortly before leaving their clubs, including another former Red Devil plus stars at Arsenal and Liverpool…
1) Luis Suarez
After a long transfer saga involving Arsenal and Real Madrid in the summer of 2013, Luis Suarez committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new long-term contract…except it was meaningless as he left the club for Barcelona just one year later in a £75m deal.
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2) Thierry Henry
Linked with Barcelona throughout the summer of 2006, Thierry Henry seemed to seriously consider an exit from Arsenal before eventually signing a new contract, a deal he said at the time would be his last in football. That didn’t last long as just a year later he made that expected move to Barca.
3) Ashley Cole
After his infamous ‘tapping up’ affair with Chelsea, Ashley Cole looked certain to be on his way out of Highbury in the summer of 2005. Surprisingly, he signed an extension to his contract, but that didn’t stop the move going through just a year later, and he is now something of a legend at Stamford Bridge.
4) Patrice Evra
A really strange one, Patrice Evra actually signed a new contract in the same summer as his u-turn at Manchester United saw him make the move to Juventus, which probably shouldn’t have been much of a surprise considering the Reds brought in Luke Shaw as an obvious replacement.