The 23-year-old Portuguese international Costa is expected to head to the Premier League, with clubs like United and Chelsea mulling over a bid for him. With 16 shutouts in 33 games and just 22 goals allowed, the goalie has excelled in Liga Nos this season.
Although he still has four years left on his contract with Porto, he will be free to go if a club meets the £65 million release clause in his agreement. Super agent Jorge Mendes, who has already assisted several well-known talents in moving from Portugal to England, is in charge of managing Costa.
His clients include Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes, and Darwin Nunez, and Costa could be the newest player to join the Premier League this summer. Costa would join other international teammates Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot at Old Trafford if he were to move to United, which has been heavily linked to him.
Costa will leave Porto at the conclusion of the current campaign, according to A Bola on Tuesday. He has 108 appearances for Porto, two league championships, and an additional 10 caps for his country.
It should come as no surprise that the Red Devils are interested in signing him, especially since Erik ten Hag yesterday refused to confirm that David de Gea will continue to be his starting custodian even if he signs a new contract. The contract for De Gea expires at the end of the month, but Ten Hag believes he wants the Spaniard to stay and that the 32-year-old also wants to sign a new contract. If he were to write something down, it might start a goalkeeping merry-go-round.
It’s been reported that Dean Henderson will be permitted to move permanently to Nottingham Forest. Ten Hag is looking to boost its goalkeeping department this summer and David Raya is at the top of their list, along with other potential candidates.
Ten Hag has a multitude of options when it comes to custodian selection, but he has already let De Gea know that he won’t always be the first choice. He said in a statement to The Times, “I won’t claim he’ll always be my No. 1 because in a team like Manchester United, there needs to be competition in every position. It is impossible with 11 players. It cannot be done. You require two positions.
De Gea, of course, enters the new season having just completed a respectable year at Old Trafford. For the Red Devils, the Spaniard made 57 appearances. He won the Golden Glove for the second time in his career thanks to his 17 shutouts in the Premier League.