The negotiations, as expected, are a bit tense between Real Madrid & Manchester United over the latter's Spanish International goalkeeper David De Gea. Apart from the transfer price that big concern at United is who will replace De Gea. The objective is now to find a replacement & shut a deal with the "candidate" & his Club before giving Real Madrid the OK.
There are very little real top class young goalies, the notables being De Gea himself (24), Ter Stegen (23) & Courtois (23), the last two with long term contracts. The missing name on the list is Atletico de Madrid goalie Oblak, & guess what, this is the candidate Manchester United has chosen.
Manchester United has supposedly contacted Atletico de Madrid & expressed their interest. The operation beforehand runs into a "dead end" because the Spanish Club sees Oblak as a vital piece in its future plans, but if Atletico was to agree the Real Madrid - Manchester United deal over De Gea negotiation would be solved overnight. However, talks (& solutions) continue.
Moving on with another Real Madrid player interest, new Coach Rafael Benitez likes Monaco midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, ex Sevilla FC player & old Real Madrid favourite in past seasons. Here, as in most cases, Real Madrid has competition from Italian Club AC Milan.
It’s not the first time that this story has appeared in the Sporting papers. To add wood to the fire, yesterday MANCHESTER UNITED Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was in the crowd to watch the Valencia – At Madrid “Liga” Round 4 clash. One could think that the Scotsman was there to “spy” on Valencia, but what he saw was another brilliant performance from DAVID DE GEA the 19 year old ATLETICO DE MADRID goalkeeper.
The Spanish U 21 International goalie has caught the eye of Manchester United to replace Van Der Sar who is coming to the end of his career. Rumours have it that the English Club is preparing a + 15M€ offer to get De Gea over to Manchester. Who knows if it is true or if the price is too low, we will have to wait & see.
What I can guarantee is that we are all witnessing the beginning of an extraordinary career, Football player & Goalkeeper who is already spoken of to replace Iker Casillas when the time arrives. Stay tuned for news, we may be seeing a big offer next summer.
English Football giant MANCHESTER UNITED is thinking & already searching for a goalkeeper to substitute their veteran player VAN DER SAR. The Dutch International is 40 years old & plans to stay one more season at United before moving on elsewhere or may consider retiring.
Manchester United has someone already in mind, ATLETICO DE MADRID 19 year old goalkeeper DAVID DE GEA, also the Spanish International keeper for the U/19 squad. The Spanish youngster has exploded this season with Atletico after some outstanding performances in the Spanish Cup & the Europa League that has earned him the starting keeper position at Atletico for the League as well. De Gea not only has talent but shows weekly an unusual & rare maturity for a player of his age that signals that he is heading for the Top.
The English Champions have travelled already to Madrid to discuss the possible signing & has received a clear NO from the Spanish Club who at this moment has no intention of selling its young promise. The intention of Manchester United was to get De Gea over for the 2011-2012 season allowing the Atletico player another season more to mature in the Spanish League. Seems this plan has been foiled for the moment, but as with everything in Football what is white today can be black tomorrow.
Ladies & Gentlemen here for your Football pleasure is DAVID DE GEA.
The 19 year old is the “2ยบ” ATLETICO DE MADRID goalkeeper & is
coming into age putting pressure on the current team goalie, the
other young 21 year old, Sergio Asenjo. De Gea has been at the Club
since he was 13 & has already a U/17 Spanish Team International
title as European Champion. His outstanding performances against
Recreativo & Celta in the last Spanish Cup ties have catapulted
the youngster into the spotlight.
The people in the know assure that De Gea is destined for great
things & is considered the young pearl of Spanish Football
goalkeeping. We will be keeping an eye on his evolution & keep
hoping he stops many more opponents’ attempts to score goals against
Atletico.
