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Petr Cech is perfect replacement for David De Gea at Man United - Scholes

Paul Scholes believes Petr Cech would be the ideal signing for Manchester United should they lose David De Gea this summer.

De Gea has been linked with a big-money move to Real Madrid, having yet to sign the new contract offered to him by United.

Cech, meanwhile, is set to leave Chelsea this summer after losing his first-team place to Thibaut Courtois, and his agent has said the Czech Republic international is keen to join one of United, Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain.

"If De Gea does go, United should sign Petr Cech," former United midfielder Scholes wrote in The Independent.

"I remember the effect Edwin van der Sar had on the club when he arrived in 2005. United had struggled since Peter Schmeichel to find a really commanding goalkeeper.

"Edwin came ready-made. He was a Champions League winner, he had four years' Premier League experience with Fulham, and in the end our manager got six extremely successful years out of him.

"Cech has only just turned 33. He could potentially play another six years for United.

"There would be no concern about having to give him time to play his way into the position or the demands that the Premier League makes of a goalkeeper new to the country.

"United won't want to lose De Gea, but there is a solution in the offing."

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