Premier League has seen several goalkeepers come and go, but very few set their identity in the league’s history. Among these big names, one has been a standout for the past decade, former Manchester United no.1, David de Gea.
The 2-time Golden Glove winner, David de Gea, has been a free agent for the past 4 months. Having left Manchester United after a glorious 12 years of contribution, de Gea is finally in contention to return to Premier League soccer.
David de Gea has so far made 415 appearances in the Premier League, wherein he has accumulated 147 clean sheets. With such a wonderful record, he sits comfortably in the 4th place on the all-time list for clean sheets in the Premier League.
🚨 David de Gea is open to a surprise move to Newcastle United after their goalkeeper, Nick Pope, was ruled out for at least four months with a dislocated shoulder.
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With Nick Pope suffering a dislocated shoulder injury, he has been ruled out for most of the remaining season. Suffering a massive blow Newcastle United is looking to hire a replacement for Pope as soon as possible. With de Gea currently being a free agent, Newcastle United is looking to hire him to become their starkeeper.
Why David de Gea has been a free agent for this season so far?
Even though, de Gea has been one of the best goalkeepers of the past decade. Everybody is curious as well, that why hasn’t he been part of any team across the world. Being one of the best players in his position, everybody thought that he’d be hired sooner rather than later.
Since he departed from the Old Trafford, de Gea has been approached by a few clubs. So far he has been approached by the record 33-time Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, Italian side, Inter Milan, and new giants from Saudi Arabia, Al-Nassr.
Being approached by all these clubs, David de Gea rejected them still. A question popped up in most minds why is he rejecting every club even though he is still unemployed? The answer related to that has come out that de Gea wants to stay in Europe and be a priority signing to a major club as a first-choice keeper.
Having been approached close to where he has been living for the past 12 years, de Gea is looking to take this approach from Newcastle United forward. Having been bought by the Saudi PIF back in 2021, Newcastle United have settled into their massive project. With the project proceeding well enough, de Gea is hoping to join them.
With these being just the early days of the project, de Gea can prove to be a vital asset for them. Bringing in the experience of game time, and achieving several honors. David de Gea could be crucial for the remainder part of the season for them. If he manages to succeed with them, that could be a crucial ending to his fabulous career.
