Actual Madrid have engaged in talks with former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea following new of Thibaut Courtois’ ACL damage, 90min understands.
Courtois suffered the devastating damage in coaching simply days earlier than the 2023/24 La Liga season is because of start, with Madrid dealing with Athletic Membership with San Mames. Logic dictates that the Belgian is more likely to miss most and even all the marketing campaign whereas he recovers.
Andriy Lunin will get the nod to deputise for now, however the 24-year-old Ukrainian is the one different goalkeeper within the first-team squad and that may be a drawback. The following most senior goalkeeper on the membership is 21-year-old Lucas Canizares, who has by no means made a first-team look however was on the bench in numerous competitions a handful of occasions final season.
De Gea is at present a free agent after leaving Manchester United when his contract there expired on the finish of June. The 32-year-old has had curiosity from the Saudi Professional League, whereas he has additionally appeared on Bayern Munich’s radar after Yann Sommer left to interchange Andre Onana at Inter.
However Madrid have spied a possibility that fits their wants. 90min understands that contact has been made with De Gea’s representatives and talks are progressing.
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De Gea famously grew up in Madrid and got here by means of the ranks at metropolis rivals Atletico, the place he made his first-team debut in 2009 whereas nonetheless an adolescent. Just below two years later, he was chosen by Manchester United to be the successor to the retiring Edwin van der Sar.
Nonetheless solely 20 on the time, the Spaniard initially struggled however was a Premier League champion in 2013 and was arguably the very best goalkeeper on the earth between 2014 and 2016. It was throughout that point that he was persistently linked with Actual Madrid and a switch very practically occurred in 2015.
Into the ultimate yr of his contract and with hypothesis at its nauseating peak in August 2015, De Gea sat out the beginning of the 2015/16 Premier League season. Amid the chance that he may depart as a free agent the subsequent summer time, United agreed a cope with Madrid price £29m that included Keylor Navas heading in the other way to Outdated Trafford.
Extremely, the deal collapsed because of the paperwork not being submitted in time and a fax machine was blamed. Lower than two weeks later, De Gea penned a brand new long-term contract at United.
Now, eight years on, he may end up signing with Madrid in any case.
