David De Gea’s Transfer To Manchester United Complete

He’ll be thrown straight into the frying pan as United defend their Premier League title. Will he succeed where so many have failed?

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At last check, de Gea said that his transfer to Manchester United that the club confirmed back in May had not been finalized after months of speculation that he’d move to the Red Devils. de Gear said would not consider his future with United or any other club until after the European U-21 Championship. Now that the tournament is over, and de Gea has a winner’s medal after Spain won the title, de Gea is back to considering his future and his future appears to be Manchester United with the goalkeeper undergoing a medal in Manchester on Monday.

“There’s no doubt that David will become a very, very good player, because he has the talent.” Forlan said. “He is tall, strong on crosses, a good shot stopper and distributes the ball very well. I suppose he is similar to Van der Sar in a lot of ways. Even though he is very young, he gives a lot of confidence to his defenders and has a lot of talent.”

Despite Manchester United confirming reports that they had agreed to buy goalkeeper David de Gea from Atletico Madrid, de Gea said on Thursday that the deal is not done. He said that he will not consider his future until after the U-21 European Championships, according to his lawyer.

“News has appeared in various media outlets that Atlético Madrid’s David de Gea has signed for Manchester United. I hereby notify you that it is not true a deal has been signed. De Gea will not consider the contract extension offer from Atlético or any other offer until June 30 when he has finished his commitments with the Under-21 national team.”

De Gea is still very young - he’s just 20 years old - and he has his flaws, but few doubt he could emerge as a top goalkeeper before too long. In replacing Edwin van der Sar he has big shoes to fill, and while he’s not there he certainly has the talent to someday replace the big Dutchman in United fans’ hearts. The fee for de Gea is believed to be in the region of 20M Euros.

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The signing of de Gea does not only fill United’s hole for the upcoming season, but also secures the future of the position. De Gea is only 20 years old and made his UEFA Champions League and La Liga debut before he turned 19. As a 19-year-old, de Gea was included on Spain’s provisional 30-man roster for the 2010 World Cup, although he did not make the final team. A strong 2010-2011 season only increased de Gea’s value and he is now considered by some to be the top young goalkeeper in the world. Now if his personal terms are sorted out, he will make that title with him to Manchester.

Atletico Madrid’s David de Gea may find himself in a new uniform this summer. With reports circulating that Premier League giants Manchester United have bid £17.5 for the 20 year-old goalkeeper, agent Hector Rincon has confirmed that such an offer would trigger the release clause in de Gea’s contract:

Although the bid figure itself is unconfirmed, if it’s true than Atletico would be force to part ways with their highly-rated youngster, who’s been with the first team since 2009. The La Liga side refused to confirm United had submitted an offer, but did admit that ‘all the big sides in Europe’ have asked after De Gea.

Reports have suggested that Van der Sar has contemplated hanging his gloves up since his wife Annemarie collapsed with a brain hemorrhage in December of 2009. Van der Sar again:

While it seems as if VDS’s decision to call it quits was once unknown, one thing’s for certain: Van der Sar will retire, alongside Peter Schmeichel, as one of the all time great keepers at Manchester United. Having started his career with Ajax in Holland, VDS has made a combined 593 appearances in goal for four different top-flight European clubs spanning three countries - Holland’s Ajax, Italy’s Juventus and England’s Fulham and Manchester United. Through almost 600 competitive matches, VDS has accumulated a myriad of individual accolades and club silverware including Cups and league titles in the Eredivisie and the FIFA Club World Cup with Manchester United.