Marca do note, though, that Madrid haven’t entirely given up on De Gea and he is still being considered, particularly after a good performance for Spain against Ukraine.
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“You look at Navas at Real Madrid, it’s no wonder De Gea didn’t go there, ” James told Press Association.
However, the new contract doesn’t mean that Real Madrid have taken their eyes off De Gea and the club are expected to continue to monitor the Manchester United number one, who signed a new contract last month at Old Trafford.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s 2013 retirement, and to a few minds even before then, De Gea has been United’s most important player in their attempts to arrest their decline.
Real waited until the deadline day in the summer to make a bid for De Gea, and at the time, the 24-year-old was heading into the a year ago of his contract with United.
Deportivo La Coruna’s Celso Borges brands fellow Costa Rican Keylor Navas “the best goalkeeper in La Liga” following his strong start to the season with Real Madrid.
“I think it was possibly a reason, because Navas is awesome”.
On the other hand, De Gea has managed three clean sheets in six games but he has the higher claim success rate at 96% compared to Navas’ 89%.
The Spanish pundit, speaking on Sky Sports [as per Le 10 Sport], expressed his belief that Los Merengues are still considering a move for De Gea-despite their fine defensive showing so far this season.
James also talked about Navas’ brilliant run of form as well.
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“For a side that are supposed to be so good, I don’t think it’s just the midfield”.
