In May, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed the Red Devils had been working on the De
Gea deal for «quite a while».
Madrid may have messed up the De
Gea deal but, with Barcelona under a transfer embargo, they took their eye off the ball this summer.
According to various rumours from Spain, reported by Metro, there is a good chance of them getting the Spanish international defender Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid, either as part of the De
Gea deal or just an outright purchase.
Not exact matches
Real Madrid have completed a
deal to sign Espanyol keeper Kiko Casilla, a move that can be seen as a major clue that Manchester United's David De
Gea will not be moving to the Bernabeu this summer.
Only a day ago, reports in the Daily Star stated that a # 22.1 million
deal had been reached with Manchester United over the transfer of De
Gea — and it could be soon that the Spaniard returns to his homeland, particularly now that HLN report that the Spanish giants will not meet the figure Chelsea want for Courtois.
Still, it seems Valdes has decided against joining Besiktas, and could end up staying at the club for the season ahead as BBC Sport adds that a
deal for David de
Gea to join Real Madrid is still possible.
The 24 - year - old found himself fourth in the pecking order behind David De
Gea, Victor Valdes, and Anders Lindegaard at Old Trafford before being allowed to leave on a temporary
deal in January.
Valdes would prove a very able challenger to first choice custodian David de
Gea, with the current Old Trafford number one impressing a great
deal this term.
However, with De
Gea's move to Real Madrid having fallen apart [BBC Sport], and with the 24 - year - old Spaniard putting pen to paper on a new
deal, he will provide an immense platform upon which United can be positive about securing excellent results.
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And with their financial position now looking stronger, United will now be able to discuss a cash - only offer, thus avoiding the prospect of losing David De
Gea to complete a
deal.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will reportedly ask for Real Madrid duo Marco Asensio and Raphael Varane as part of any transfer
deal involving David de
Gea.
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It was another piece from Don Balon that suggested Bale's move to Old Trafford looked on the cards after they revealed details of a conversation between David de
Gea and Sergio Ramos on Spain duty, during which the United goalkeeper told the Madrid captain that manager Jose Mourinho said the
deal was on.
Don Balon recently claimed Real could offer as many as two players to United in order to bring De
Gea to the Bernabeu at long last, after BBC Sport reported a
deal came close to going through before collapsing late on in 2015.
Manchester United are reportedly refusing to negotiate any potential transfer
deal for David de
Gea with Real Madrid, forcing them to look elsewhere.
It has been suggested that Real could be willing to sell if United keeper David de
Gea is included as part of the
deal.
While this is hardly ideal for United as it could mean losing a world class performer in De
Gea, it does at least give the Red Devils a strong enough ready - made replacement as part of the
deal.
The 26 - year - old custodian is well known to Louis van Gaal, the Old Trafford manager having made the keeper his first - choice between the sticks during his time in charge of the Dutch national team set - up, and the Daily Star believes a
deal to bring in Cillessen will depend on David De
Gea's position at the club.
According to Marca, Los Blancos are aware of United's thinking in terms of being prepared to lose De
Gea this summer, and it's claimed that club president Florentino Perez will have to table a bid of around $ 60m to prise him away from Old Trafford, although no
deal has been reached as of yet.
True this
deal should be done early, hopefully before man u are robbed of de
gea cause they will surely bid higher n offer more wages than us!!!
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Gea Real Madrid: # 18m transfer to be announced in days Man United
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Deal
The 24 year old custodian has regularly been linked with a move to the La Liga side, with the Spanish giants looking to de
Gea as a long term replacement for Iker Casillas, and now Louis van Gaal is open to a swap
deal of sorts.
Man United are apparently ready to allow David de
Gea to move back to his hometown just so long as Real Madrid are willing to sell them Gareth Bale as part any
deal according to the Metro.
Should United end up taking a while to offer a De
Gea a new and improved
deal with the club, they could run the risk of losing him, something they surely wouldn't want to do.
Finally, Diario Gol make the shock claim that sources close to Real Madrid believe they've struck a
deal to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David de
Gea for # 70million in the summer.
It's being reported by the Daily Star that Manchester United and Spain international David De
Gea is still unsure as to when the club will offer him a new and improved
deal.
The news outlet are also saying that due to Real Madrid reportedly ending their interest in the Spaniard, it may now take even longer for the club to offer De
Gea improved terms on his current # 190,000 - a-week
deal.
A world class centre - back, Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United as part of a swap
deal involving David de
Gea, and he'd be absolutely ideal at the back.
Diario Gol add that the former Tottenham winger could also move to Old Trafford as part of any
deal involving goalkeeper David de
Gea.
According to The Sun, United manager Van Gaal «expects» to sign Real Madrid centre - back Sergio Ramos this summer, which is likely to happen as part of the
deal for David de
Gea to move to the Bernabeu.
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Elsewhere, Don Balon have mentioned Manchester United's interest in Asensio as part of any swap
deal involving David de
Gea, while another report from Don Balon claimed Liverpool had also made an offer for the 22 - year - old.
More recently, United have been linked again with the player as Don Balon claim they want him as part of any swap
deal involving David de
Gea.
It had been thought that De
Gea, who has just eighteen months left to run on his current
deal, was set to sign a new contract at Old Trafford, but the widely - speculated breakdown of the relationship between the Spaniard and manager Louis van Gaal may yet lead to his departure from the club.
A world class goalkeeper who'd be a fine replacement for De
Gea if he moves as part of the swap
deal, Keylor Navas could still join as Spanish clubs can still sell players after their transfer deadline.
Ferguson spent over # 50m to bring in David de
Gea, Ashley Young and Phil Jones over the summer and also saw the likes of Edwin van der Sar and Paul Scholes call time on their footballing careers whilst deciding to not offer Owen Hargreaves a new
deal.
Another possible
deal could see Keylor Navas included as makeweight in a part - player exchange in order to finally secure De
Gea's signature, but that option appears unlikely as the Red Devils have reportedly earmarked Ajax's Jasper Cillessen as their preferred choice to fill the void if their current number one does depart Old Trafford before the transfer window closes next month [via Mail Sport].
Don Balon claimed United wanted him in any
deal involving David de
Gea, while Don Balon also claim Liverpool have approached Real about him with a big - money offer.
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Deal With David de
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However, Don Balon suggest that a
deal could be negotiated and done this summer, but time will tell if Rodriguez and De
Gea will be swapping sides before the start of next season.
Real Madrid are closing in on a
deal to sign Man United keeper David De
Gea after the Spanish giants agreed to meet the Old Trafford side's valuation according to the Daily Star.
However, the problem remains finding a
deal that the two clubs can agree upon, and that's where De
Gea could become involved in discussions.
Should United keeping pushing back De
Gea's new
deal, it'll be interesting to see if Real Madrid end up swooping in for the Spaniard.
Perhaps the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment, David de
Gea is only on # 70k at Manchester United, though he has been offered double that if he signs a new
deal, according to recent reports.
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Real Madrid are eager to wrap up a
deal for Manchester United's David De
Gea within the next few weeks, as the Spanish giants want to include the goalkeeper on their pre-season tour next month.
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Man United are yet to offer Spanish superstar David De
Gea a new
deal to keep him at Old Trafford for longer amid interest from La Liga giants Real Madrid.