After 12 years of contract with Man United, David de Gea officially became a free agent at midnight on June 30 and can join any club that wants the services of the 32-year-old Spanish "spider man". This time coincides with the wedding of De Gea with his long-time girlfriend Edurne Garcia and therefore, Man United proactively postponed the negotiation time to re-sign De Gea's contract for a few more days.
De Gea is about to leave English football
The "Red Devils" have not announced the termination of De Gea's contract and still intend to keep him in case they cannot find a new goalkeeper to replace him in this summer's transfer window.
According to official information from the team, De Gea has been offered a weekly salary reduction from £375,000 to £200,000.
Erik ten Hag shows De Gea the way out
Coach Erik ten Hag thought differently and asked the team's leadership to withdraw this offer and at the same time speed up the process of recruiting Andre Onana from Inter Milan. The price to pay for the former student at Ajax Amsterdam Club fluctuates around 40 million pounds but is enough to give Erik ten Hag a headache.
The team has just signed Mason Mount for 55 million pounds, meaning the total fee for the two new players has reached nearly 100 million pounds while the team's budget is only allowed to spend 120 million pounds on transfers.
Man United need a complete team, Ten Hag needs another goalkeeper
That means Man United no longer dreams of bringing in a world-class striker, because Atalanta's young striker Rasmus Hojlund is also worth 86 million pounds, Tottenham is asking for Harry Kane for 100 million pounds and Napoli is asking for Victor Osimhen to "cover" 150 million pounds!
David De Gea is Man United's "Player of the Year" 4 times
David de Gea finds it difficult to accept a pay cut, even though £200,000 is already a "huge" income for a top goalkeeper in Europe today. Therefore, if he cannot find common ground on all aspects with Man United, De Gea will probably leave the foggy football village after 12 years and the destination is said to be Al Nassr, the team that owns Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Sun Sport.
De Gea and the 2012-2013 Premier League trophy
By saying goodbye to De Gea, Man United can be considered to also say goodbye to "the last Mohican", the only remaining witness of the Man United generation that won the Premier League the last time in the 2012-2013 season when Sir Alex Ferguson was still leading. When joining the Old Trafford team from Atletico Madrid in the 2011-2012 season, no one thought that De Gea would last 45 matches in the English football village that focuses on physical strength, let alone the record number of 545 appearances at Man United.
Sir Alex Ferguson awards record-breaking 181 clean sheets
Coach Alex Ferguson's faith in De Gea has been rewarded. Not only has he played the most, De Gea has also kept 181 clean sheets, surpassing the old record of legend Peter Schmeichel. He is also the first "Manucian" to win the title of "Best Player" in four seasons, twice winning the "Golden Glove" award with 18 and 17 clean sheets in the Premier League in the 2017-2018 and 2022-2023 seasons.
De Gea and Casemiro together FA Cup 2022-2023
Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League and Europe, De Gea's collective achievements are not outstanding. In addition to the Premier League championship in the 2012-2013 season, he only won one FA Cup and two League Cups. Man United won two Europa League titles but De Gea did not play in the final match in the 2016-2017 season.
De Gea is not yet complete but his teammates' bad performance is not his fault.
Man United's ups and downs have also affected De Gea a lot, and his forgettable performance in the 2020-2021 Europa League final is still an excuse for people to criticize him until now. Not only could he not block 11 penalties from Villarreal, but in turn, De Gea missed the final penalty for Man United, giving the trophy to the Spanish team.
The scene that neither Man United leaders nor fans want to see
The entire 2022-2023 season played extremely well, but when Man United was eliminated in the Europa League quarter-finals by Sevilla, people suddenly realized that De Gea's footwork was really limited, and his ability to distribute the ball was also too poor.
The Red Devils took a two-goal lead through Marcel Sabitzer, but then Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire scored an own goal in the final minutes, and Man United's fate was sealed. As for De Gea, his future at Man United also ended with two goals conceded in the FA Cup final against Man City in May.
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