Man United are monitoring Croatia No1 Dominik Livakovic as a potential back-up to David De Gea
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Man United are monitoring Croatia No 1 Dominik Livakovic as a potential back-up to David De Gea should the Spaniard sign a new deal... with Dean Henderson likely to leave rather than be understudy
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While Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice will be at the top of Manchester United's new owner's to-do list, club scouts are continuing to monitor potential new goalkeepers.
Should David de Gea reach a compromise agreement over his incentive-laden new contract, Dean Henderson will not want to stay.
Henderson's season on loan at Nottingham Forest has been ended by a thigh injury and he has even greater motivation to play regularly next season rather than return as an understudy.
They checked on Croatia No1 Dominik Livakovic as Dinamo Zagreb drew 0-0 at Hajduk Split on Sunday.
Livakovic, at around £10m, is attractive to a number of English clubs but is not the best with ball at his feet.
Manchester United have been eyeing up Dominik Livakovic ahead of a potential summer move
Dean Henderson is unlikely to stay at the club if David De Gea agreed a news contract
Livakovic has played for Zagreb since 2015, making 186 appearances for the club across all competitions.
He would likely compete for the back-up spot at the club, with the futures of Tom Heaton and Jack Butland uncertain and the likes of Nathan Bishop still a way off first team football.
De Gea's future is unclear, with his current deal expiring at the end of this season and United keen to reduce his £375,000-a-week wages next time around.
If a deal isn't agreed, the club will move for a first choice goalkeeper, with it unlikely Henderson will be backed to step up.
United scout Tommy Moller Nielsen also watched Sweden international Leopold Wahlstedt keep a clean sheet for Odds Bk against Rosenborg on Sunday.
Leeds United were also looking at the 23-year-old.