He stays, he leaves, he stays, he leaves… There is no more dilemma: David De Gea is officially a former Manchester United player!The experienced Spanish goalkeeper said goodbye to the fans of the Manchester club with a message on the official Twitter account and thus put an end to the twelve-year period spent at Old Trafford.De Gea’s future was the subject of most speculation in and around the Theater of Dreams in recent weeks. The Spaniard was prepared to take a pay cut to extend his contract with the Red Devils, only for the club to withdraw their original offer and ask him to make an additional financial sacrifice.Forever a United legend. Thank you for everything, @D_DeGea ❤️#MUFC— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 8, 2023 From that moment the negotiations stopped, De Gea sent hidden messages on social networks suggesting that he was tired of the intense speculation, before finally cutting it short and deciding to move on.”I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters. “I would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years. We’ve achieved a lot since my dear Sir Alex Ferguson brought me to this club. I took incredible pride everytime I pulled on this shirt, to lead the team, to represent this institution, the biggest club in the world was an honour only bestows upon a few lucky footballers.##NAJAVA_MECA_7361288##”It’s been an unforgettable and successful period since I came here. I didn’t think from leaving Madrid as a young boy we would achieve what we did together.”Now, it’s the right time to undertake a new challenge, to push myself again in new surroundings.”Manchester will always be in my heart, Manchester has shaped me and will never leave me.”We’ve seen it all.”, De Gea wrote on Twitter.I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters. I would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years. We’ve achieved a lot since my dear Sir Alex Ferguson brought me to this club. I took incredible… pic.twitter.com/6R7ezOEf1E— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) July 8, 2023 The Spaniard arrived at Manchester United in the summer of 2011 from Atlético Madrid for 25,000,000 euros and since then has made 545 appearances for the English club. With United, he won one English league title, two League Cup trophies, three Super Cups, one FA Cup and a trophy in the Europa League.Let us remind you that the Red Devils are working hard to bring in his replacement. Negotiations with Inter regarding the purchase of Andrea Onana have been going on for some time, and according to reliable media from Italy and England, the deal could be completed within the next week.
