After so many twists and turns, the David de Gea transfer to Real Madrid saga is all set to get over. Manchester United Manager Louis Van Gaal has already told the club to go ahead to strike a deal with the Spanish giants after he tried to play some hard-ball with them. Van Gaal also wanted his representatives to close the deal as soon as possible so that it does not create confusion in the team ahead of United’s first EPL match against Tottenham at home.
Last Wednesday Van Gaal said We have a situation on our hands That is not good for the player, not good for us and not good for the club Where the player wants to move to. It was also reported that Van Gaal has privately asked Ed Woodward, the Chief Executive of Manchester United to unlock the negotiations for the player.
However Woodward is determined not to sell the Spanish custodian to Santiago Bernabeu after the Red Devils granted the moves of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo for a move to Madrid and saw them flourish for Los Blancos. Woodward also wants Manchester United to regain STI status as one of Europe’s biggest football clubs.
If Manchester United agrees to sell De Gea in this window, Real Madrid will have to pay 25 Million Euros to secure the transfer of the goalie. In a survey conducted by the Manchester United Evening News, most of the fans feel it’s better to sell De Gea now for some money rather than let him go on a free-transfer next season.
Manchester United will have a hard time in handling the transfer cases of both David de Gea and Argentine winger Angel di Maria, who wants a move to Paris Saint-Germain. If De Gea signs for Madrid, the situation of the goal keepers will be a huge headache of new manager Rafa Benitez as they signed Kiko Casilla from Espanyol and made Costa Rica International Keylor Navas their number 1 after Iker Casillas left for FC Porto.