Keylor Navas has won everyone over. Critics, fans, teammates and the board.

Everyone agrees that the former Levante man is a key member of this new-look Real Madrid. The keeper's contribution to the team this season has convinced the board to offer him a new and improved contract, one which will see him take the place he deserves in the squad based on his performances.

In early September and following his failed move to Manchester United, the gossip mill hinted at a new contract worth around the 2.5 million euros he was offered by the Premier League giants to pack his bags and head to Old Trafford. The club has studied Keylor Navas's situation and especially where he should be positioned on the squad's pay scale.

The Costa Rica international's response has been exemplary according to the club's board. A new deal is on the cards and is expected to be signed, sealed and delivered before the end of this year. It is not a consequence of what happened on 31st August, rather of what has happened since then: Navas has played his way into the hearts of the Bernabéu faithful.

This move does not mean that Real Madrid have given up on possibly signing David de Gea. The Manchester United man is still on a short-list of players being scouted by the club and his masterclass with Spain in Kiev did not go unnoticed.