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Adriana Garcia
Jul 22, 2025, 06:35 AM ET
Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has said helium volition lone uncover details of his failed determination to Real Madrid erstwhile his vocation is implicit but believes that things hap "for a reason."
De Gea, present astatine Fiorentina, was acceptable to articulation Madrid from United connected a imperishable determination connected transportation deadline time successful the summertime of 2015 but the woody collapsed due to the fact that the paperwork was not filed successful time.
In the aftermath, each nine appeared to blame the different for the failed move and erstwhile asked astir it this week, De Gea told Italian media outlet Cronache Di Spogliatoio: "I volition talk astir each of that erstwhile my vocation is over. When things don't happen, it's for a reason.
"It was adjacent but the transportation wasn't completed... Personally, it went good due to the fact that Manchester is my home."
De Gea moved to United successful 2011 from Atlético Madrid and won the 2012-13 Premier League rubric nether Sir Alex Ferguson.
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He went connected to assistance the FA Cup successful 2016 and won the Europa League successful 2017. De Gea besides celebrated Carabao Cup wins successful 2017 and 2023.
The erstwhile Spain planetary near United aft his declaration expired successful 2023, having made 545 appearances for the club.
He past took a one-year sabbatical before joining Fiorentina successful 2024 arsenic a escaped agent.
"It was 1 of the champion years of my life," De Gea said of his clip distant from football.
"That sabbatical twelvemonth did maine a satellite of good, some mentally and physically: I was feeling a spot jaded. I felt it was the clip to halt and travel backmost stronger and it went well.
"It's existent that I had offers from different English clubs but successful my heart, it was intolerable to play for different club.
"I lone wanted to play for United due to the fact that it's the nine wherever I developed, wherever I've been for astir of my vocation and I've had a precise bully vocation there. I besides had offers from different countries."
De Gea, 34, kept 11 cleanable sheets successful 42 appearances for the Viola past season.
He recently signed a caller woody with Fiorentina that keeps him astatine the nine until June 2028.
