David De Gea Expected To Stay At Old Trafford
Manchester
United goalkeeper David De Gea is expected to stay at Old Trafford
beyond the end of the transfer window.
De
Gea missed Saturday's 1-0 win over Tottenham after manager Louis van
Gaal said the 24-year-old
lacked "focus" following
interest from Real Madrid.
United
insist they will only sell to the La Liga side for a world-record
fee for a goalkeeper, or if Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 29,
comes
the other way.
Van Gaal, however, said it was possible
De Gea could play for United again,
but
added: the situation would not be reviewed until the transfer window
closes.
"He's our
best player for the past two or three years so we cannot let him go
so easily".
Van Gaal said
of the Spain international, who is out of contract next summer.
"We want to
sell at the same level as we pay. We want to keep him of course."
De
Gea has made 175 appearances for United since
joining the club from Atletico Madrid in
2011 for a reported fee of £18.9m.
The most ever
paid for a goalkeeper is the £32.6m Juventus spent to sign Gianluigi
Buffon from Parma in 2001.
The uncertainty
surrounding De Gea means a loan move to Preston for United's England
Under-21 keeper Sam Johnstone is on hold.
"We're
waiting on different situations and have to see how it pans out,"
said Johnstone, who was on the bench at the weekend.
Denmark
international Anders Lindegaard is surplus to requirements at Old
Trafford while De Gea's compatriot Victor Valdes has been made
available for transfer after Van Gaal claimed he"refused
to play" for the reserves.
De Gea played against Barcelona and Paris St-Germain in pre-season but watched the Premier League opener from the stands as Argentina international Sergio Romero, 28, made his debut.
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