Manchester United have reportedly agreed a contract extension with goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who will remain with the club until the age of 40. However, Heaton's daily salary is still as high as £40,000 a week, which is higher than the main players of some teams.

Since re-joining Manchester United in 2021, Heaton has made just a handful of appearances, with just three. But The Sun says he has verbally agreed to a contract extension to stay at Manchester United. The club placed Heaton on a free agent list when they announced their list on Monday, but stressed they were indeed negotiating a new contract with him to keep him with the club for the 2025/26 season.

Manchester United's summer window has been linked with a number of goalkeepers, the biggest of which is the Italian international of Paris Saint-Germain, who won the Champions League. According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Paris could only need €40 million (£34 million) to sign the 26-year-old goalkeeper as he enters the final year of his contract and the two sides are at odds over a contract extension.

However, with Manchester United's current situation, Donnarumma is more likely to use Manchester United to "raise the price" to force the Qatari financiers to give better treatment. The reference figure may be Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, and the Canadian international was involved in crazy scandals with the Red Devils and Real Madrid in the last year of his contract, which eventually forced Bayern to renew his contract with a high salary. Speaking after Italy's 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Moldova, Donnarumma said: "My first choice is to stay at PSG and I don't think there will be a problem with negotiations."

Another big-name goalkeeper linked with Manchester United is Argentina international Emiliano Martinez, who said goodbye to the fans in his final Premier League home game at Aston Villa, hinting that he would be leaving the club. The 32-year-old goalkeeper has been regularly linked with Manchester United.

When asked about his future in Argentina this month, Martín looked wary: "My future? I don't know yet. I'm here to play for the national team and that's the only thing I'm focusing on right now. Want to transfer? The window hasn't opened yet, and there's a lot going on."

Argentina's TyC Sports said United were ahead of Martin's race and said they had approached him in January. Barcelona have also probed the goalkeeper for a move, but Villa's asking price is not low and a deal is very difficult. Villa have four years left on their contract with Big Martin, so they won't be sold cheaply.

Asked before Villa's trip to Manchester United in the final round of the Premier League if it would be Martin's last game for the club, Villa boss Unai Emery simply replied: "No way." Interestingly, in that game, Martinez went out of the box to upset Hojlund and was sent off with a straight red card, which will be suspended for next season.

Villa's asking price is also a big issue for Manchester United, as Sir Jim Ratcliffe is unlikely to bring in a big-name goalkeeper if Andre Onana doesn't leave. After all, it is a very extravagant act to have the Cameroonian goalkeeper, who signed for 50 million euros and a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds, as a substitute.

The situation is simple, once Heaton renews his contract and Manchester United sell Onana, then a new No.1 will be brought in; But if he can only sell Turkish international Altay Baindil, then Amorim will have to sign another backup goalkeeper, who could be a young man with the potential to challenge Onana for the spot.