Jun 2, 2015
Report: de Gea nears United exit
David de Gea could be on his way home. The Daily Telegraph reports that the Spanish goalkeeper has said his goodbyes to his Manchester United teammates ahead of a long-rumoured move to Real Madrid. Sky Sports indicates that Real "expect" the move to happen.
TSN.ca Staff
David de Gea could be on his way home.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the Spanish goalkeeper has said his goodbyes to his Manchester United teammates ahead of a long-rumoured move to Real Madrid. Sky Sports indicates that Real "expect" the move to happen.
De Gea, 24, would unseat Iker Casillas for the number-1 shirt at Real. Casillas's drop in form in the past several seasons has been marked, but Costa Rican international Keylor Navas was unable to grab the mantle of first-choice 'keeper in his first season at the Bernabeu.
The allure of the Spanish giants is obvious for de Gea and is one that United is powerless to counter. De Gea is a Madrid native and his girlfriend, Spanish singer Edurne Garcia, still lives in the city.
The Telegraph believes that transfer negotiations for the player will begin in the £25 million-range, which is only slightly higher than the £18 million United paid for de Gea in 2011.
United has been attached with Real's Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema in recent months. It's possible that United will attempt to use de Gea as a makeweight in a transfer for one of the pair.