Time for your daily David de Gea update. It’s a a never ending soap opera like Arturo Vidal was last summer. Will he stay at Manchester United, or move to Real Madrid? Nothing is official yet of course, but it’s being reported that negotiations for a possible deal are off; for now.
Marca reports that talks between Real Madrid and Manchester United have “come to a halt, in that for over a week now there have been no phone calls in either direction. Negotiations have not broken off, but are definitely at a standstill.
“United’s firmness over De Gea has meant that Real have stepped back a bit, and will launch more moves in August.”
So for now, this transfer rumor is dead; but maybe that changes again next month.
Most media monitoring this situation seem to believe David de Gea will stay with United this season, and then get his dream move back to the Spanish capital, his homeland, next year.
United apparently have told Real Madrid to forget ANY compromise over the transfer fee they are seeking for David De Gea. Their asking price for De Gea has been rumored to be in the neighborhood of £35 million, which would be a world record amount for a goalkeeper. The other sticking point is Manchester United’s interest in Sergio Ramos.
Real Madrid have granted him the new Captaincy in the wake of Iker Casillas leaving the club, after 25 years, to join Porto. United want Ramos to be an integral part of any deal for De Gea, and it’s unlikely that Real Madrid will part with someone they just deemed Captain; weeks after they parted ways with the previous captain.
Then you have the fact that Real have awarded the coveted #1 jersey to goalkeeper Keylor Navas, and the fact that they can get De Gea on a free transfer next season when he’s out of contract at United, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that this deal is dead; for now. The situation would need a sea change in order for the move to happen this summer; instead of next summer.
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