The 24-year-old insists that he will not be replaced
by the former Barcelona goalkeeper, who is training with Louis van
Gaal's side in order to regain his fitness
Valdes is currently a free agent after leaving Barcelona at the end of last season but has been training with United as he continues to recover from the cruciate ligament injury which he suffered in March.
De Gea, meanwhile, dislocated a finger while on international duty with Spain and is a doubt to face Arsenal on Saturday but the 24-year-old maintains that his place as Louis van Gaal's preferred keeper is not under threat.
"Yes, my contract runs out in 2016 but they didn't sign him for that. Victor had a difficult injury, he had a bad time and the boss knows him well and has given him the opportunity to recover there," De Gea told AS.
"Victor is training over in Manchester; he's still not 100 per cent after his injury. When he is fully fit he will start to train with us. He's still not training in goal with us. From time to time he comes out with the goalkeeping coach but very little still.
"Van Gaal knows him well because he gave Victor his debut at Barca and has a special affection for him and whenever possible we have to help where we can.
"Football is cruel at times, it's difficult. When things go well, you're very good and, when they go badly ... well, it's awful."
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