Real Madrid’s interest in De Gea isn’t a news anymore and the player is equally willing to move back to his home town.
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Manchester United were linked earlier today with Real Madrid central defender Pepe.
Van Gaal is now believed to have pressed for a relaxation of the club’s stance on De Gea, which has involved a hard-line over any fee and a willingness to let the player’s contract run down if necessary. The 29-year-old, who became the club’s captain following the exit of Iker Casillas last month, had made his desire to leave the club clear as United attempted to secure his signing as a condition for David de Gea moving in the opposite direction.
The Barclays Premier League kicks off this next weekend and both teams want to reach an agreement. Plus, if they were going to offload him, several clubs would be interested and Real would undoubtedly prefer he go somewhere other than United.
What a season this could be for Manchester United, having signed the likes of Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin, they have catapulted themselves into the running for Premier League glory. Louis van Gaal had made two £100 million bids for the Welshman under increasing speculation that he is unhappy at the Santiago Bernabeu. Another of Van Gaal’s priorities will be to start the league season better than last year, with United’s title chances virtually over after picking up just 13 points in the opening 10 rounds. With top class signings this season, Louis Van Gaal is sure to have some selection problems.
“I’m not going to talk about offers”, said Benitez at a press conference.
“It will be really hard but if the manager can add him to the squad I think he will be a happy man”.
On tour Depay scored one goal and so did Rooney but it was their link up play which looked really good during the four matches. Charlton, Best, Giggs, Scholes, and Beckham all came through the academy, and I would definitely not categorize Van Nistelrooy or Cantona as World-class players when we signed them. But Mauricio Pochettino was exceptionally happy with Rose last season so it’s more likely that they pass and the Blues turn their attention to Rahman.
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“Towards the end of the season he was very disappointing”.
