David De Gea to Real Madrid has become one of the most persistent transfer stories of modern times and Jose Mourinho has told his former club to look elsewhere in their search for a new goalkeeper.

Speaking ahead of Manchester United's Champions League game at home to Sevilla, the Portuguese coach maintained his confidence in keeping De Gea.

"I think he will stay," Mourinho told La Sexta on Monday evening.

"I don't know what Real Madrid's intentions are, but if I were them, I would think of another player."

While noting that he wasn't surprised by Paris Saint-Germain's defeat at the hands of Los Blancos, Mourinho recognised that his United side would find it tough to win the Champions League themselves this year.

"I don't think we are candidates to win the Champions League," he accepted.