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Manchester United’s treatment of David De Gea

David De Gea has been without a club since leaving Manchester United last summer.

Despite his significant impact at Old Trafford, where he made over 500 appearances and won multiple trophies, United chose not to renew his contract, opting instead for André Onana as their new first-choice goalkeeper.

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The decision marked a bittersweet end to De Gea’s nearly 12-year tenure with the club, leaving both the player and many supporters disappointed.

The move to Fiorentina represents a new chapter for De Gea, offering him the opportunity to continue his storied career in Serie A.

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Former Man United ace lists demands as Serie A switch on the cards

Jason Pettigrove — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:15:35 +0000

For a professional football player in decent form to suddenly drop out of the game entirely for over a year sounds like a tall tail indeed, but that’s exactly the fate which has befallen former Man United custodian, David de Gea.

The Spaniard was pushed aside by United manager, Erik ten Hag, who clearly wanted to bring in his own man in Andre Onana.

Depending on your point of view, Onana has either been a significant upgrade on de Gea or a bit of a liability.

Ex-Man United ace de Gea could be making a return shortly

In any event, 14 months after he last kicked a ball professionally, de Gea is still without a club.

That might be about to change, however, after page seven of Wednesday’s Corriere dello Sport (detailed by Football Italia) noted that the keeper had set out his demands to Fiorentina, who had expressed an interest in his services.

De Gea, 33, has asked for a one-year deal and an option for a second and wants €2m net as well as another €1m in add-ons. That figure is to increase to €3m in the second year with another €1m in add-ons.

David De Gea is a potential target for Fiorentina.

It isn’t clear at this stage if La Viola will accept those terms at this point, though they’ll need to make a quick decision if they want de Gea to begin the season between the posts for them.

From the player’s point of view, if he doesn’t sign up for someone soon, he could well be spending another few months twiddling his thumbs.

It would appear that his demands have been a major reason behind the inability to secure a move to this point.

If he can come to an acceptable arrangement with Fiorentina, however, his hiatus from the game could soon be over.

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European club open talks to sign goalkeeper David De Gea

Andrew Walker — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 10:40:58 +0000

David De Gea has not featured from a club since he left Manchester United as a free agent at the end of the 2022-23 season.

Taking a season’s career break, the Spanish shot-stopper, who made 545 appearances for the Red Devils, remains on the lookout for a new club.

And according to a recent report from journalist Alfredo Pedulla, although the 33-year-old has a ‘couple of proposals’, it is Serie A side Fiorentina who are showing the most interest.

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Expected to continue talks to sign the 2012-13 Premier League winner next week, Raffaele Palladino’s side are hoping to complete what would be an ambitious deal in time for the new 2024-25 Serie A season, which begins on Saturday 17 August.

Fiorentina working on deal to sign David De Gea

Fiorentina’s currently have four first-team goalkeepers registered — Tommaso Vannucchi, Tommaso Martinelli, Oliver Christensen and number one Pietro Terracciano. De Gea would certainly represent an upgrade though. The Spaniard has a wealth of experience, both at domestic and international levels.

David De Gea is a potential target for Fiorentina.

Capped 45 times for Spain, De Gea, who was born in Madrid in 1990, has lifted seven major trophies, including the 2010 and 2017 Europa League. His last contract at Manchester United saw him earn a reported £375,000-per week — a figure he will have to compromise on though due to Fiorentina’s weaker financial position.

Pedulla’s latest report claims Fiorentina have more talks with De Gea’s representatives scheduled for Monday with the goalkeeper ‘greatly appreciating the possibility of playing in Serie A’.

One to watch.

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Fiorentina ‘evaluating’ move for Manchester United legend on free transfer

CJ — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:08:50 +0000

Fiorentina are ‘evaluating’ a move for former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, according to Matteo Moretto.

The veteran Spanish goalkeeper spent the entire 2023/24 season as a free agent following the expiry of his Manchester United contract.

However, still only 33 years old, De Gea — who won Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and Europa League titles during his stay at Old Trafford — hasn’t called time on his career and with 45 caps for Spain and over 600 appearances under his belt for Man Utd and Atletico Madrid combined, he surely remains an attractive prospect for clubs needing an experienced goalkeeper.

Even his market value doesn’t seem to have taken too much of a hit, still standing at €5m according to Transfermarkt.

Rumours have come and gone in recent months regarding De Gea, with a move to Genoa most recently falling through according to reports.

However, according to Moretto, fellow Serie A side Fiorentina are still considering the Atletico Madrid youth product as an option.

“There’s the David de Gea matter for the goalkeeper spot,” Moretto told Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing. “He was offered to them, they are evaluating him as an option, but they have not taken a decision yet on whether to go to him.”

It’s proving to be a busy summer for the back-to-back UEFA Conference League runners-up — who finished eighth in Serie A last season — with Moise Kean, Andrea Colpani and Marin Pongracic already arriving, while Nikola Milenkovic, Gaetano Castrovilli and Alfred Duncan are among a host of players to leave the club.

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Fabrizio Romano advances definitive transfer update on former Man United ace

Jason Pettigrove — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:35:16 +0000

Things are certainly changing around Man United, with the Sir Jim Ratcliffe era well underway as can be seen via their summer signings thus far.

It’s the first transfer window where the INEOS regime have been able to flex their financial muscle, and the signings that they’ve made to this point, bode well for the 2024/25 campaign.

One player that was offloaded well before Sir Jim and his board got their feet under the table at Old Trafford was Spanish keeper, David de Gea.

Romano’s definitive update on David de Gea

United manager, Erik ten Hag, appeared to withdraw any contract offer that had been on the table for the 33-year-old, and brought in his own man between the posts; Andre Onana, who ten Hag worked with at Ajax.

Though de Gea had his critics and he had made a few high-profile mistakes, the general feeling appeared to be that he was still a reliable keeper and a safe pair of hands in the main.

And yet, here we are, a year later and the player still doesn’t have a new club.

??? Despite recent reports, David de Gea was never close to joining Genoa and he won’t sign for the Italian club.

New Genoa goalkeeper will be former Spurs Pierluigi Gollini, joining from Atalanta.

Gollini will travel to Genova tonight for medical tests. ???? pic.twitter.com/6seWMoVYrX

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 29, 2024

CaughtOffside columnist and transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has detailed too that any rumours that the former Man United ace was about to sign for Serie A side, Genoa, were wide of the mark.

With only four weeks left of the current transfer window, there is a very real possibility that de Gea could go yet another summer and still not find himself a club.

It isn’t clear if the issue is financial or down to a prospective buying club not being high profile enough for him, but what is abundantly clear is that if de Gea doesn’t align himself with a new employer soon, his career at the highest level could soon be over.

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Ex-Premier League star who hasn’t played for a year in talks over shock transfer

Charlie Patrick — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:59:32 +0000

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is in talks to join Serie A outfit Genoa on a free transfer.

De Gea has been without a club since he left Old Trafford at the end of the 2022/2023 season after his contract expired, and hasn’t played football since United’s defeat to Manchester City in the 2023 FA Cup final.

The 33-year-old has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia as well as the MLS and Italy, and it appears it might not be long until he’s back playing football again.

De Gea in talks with Genoa

The Spaniard has dropped a number of cryptic messages on social media since he left United and has clearly been biding his time before he decides what his best option is.

The Athletic have reported that De Gea is in talks with Italian outfit Genoa over a possible move to Serie A, in what would be a surprise move.

Genoa are in the market for a new goalkeeper after Josep Martinez joined Italian champions Inter Milan, and some reports suggested Chelsea had offered Djordje Petrovic to the Italian side, but they deemed the 24-year-old too expensive.

De Gea hasn’t played football since the 2023 FA Cup final.

De Gea, who joined United from Atletico Madrid back in 2011 spent 12 years at Old Trafford and made made 545 appearances for the Red Devils.

The former Atletico man surpassed Peter Schmeichel’s record for most clean sheets at the club, and set the record for the most appearances made by a goalkeeper for the Old Trafford outfit.

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De Gea won five major trophies for United, including the Premier League, League Cup, Fa Cup and Europa League, and has been capped by Spain 45 times, although he’s not appeared for the newly crowned European Champions since 2020.

It will be interesting to see where De Gea ends up, and whilst it might take a little bit of time for him to get back up to speed, at 33 he still has plenty he can offer to any potential suitors and could be a smart pick up for a team.

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David De Gea told friends he would return to Manchester United on one condition

Mehdi Gokal — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:49:58 +0000

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea was prepared to make a stunning return to the club last season.

Despite his lengthy and dedicated service to the Red Devils, the club chose not to extend his contract last summer.

Instead, United replaced him with Andre Onana, who subsequently had a challenging season, with several errors leading directly to goals.

De Gea willing to return to United despite rocky exit

De Gea’s departure from Manchester United after nearly 12 years and over 500 appearances, during which he won numerous trophies, was marked by disappointment and a perceived lack of respect in the manner of his exit.

The Spanish goalkeeper was reportedly upset with those he held responsible for his departure, particularly Erik ten Hag and former football director John Murtough.

Despite these feelings, De Gea was willing to return to Old Trafford in January to provide cover for Onana during his absence for the Africa Cup of Nations.

However, according to The Athletic, De Gea told close friends that he would happily return to United if both ten Hag and Murtough were no longer at the club.

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