Man Utd play De Gea hardball with Real Madrid
Manchester United are clearly not going to let Real Madrid get their man the easy way. The announcement that David de Gea will be a part of Louis van Gaal’s Champions League squad for the two-legged play-off tie with Club Brugge is a warning that they are not going to back down.
No matter how distracted manager Van Gaal believes the Spanish goalkeeper to be, he will remain a United player until such time as Madrid either stump up the €35 million asking price or accept that next summer – when his contract at Old Trafford expires – is the earliest they’ll get him for anything less.
De Gea’s presence in the official 28-man squad list for next Tuesday’s home first-leg and the return in Belgium eight days later is just another trump card United are able to play.
“You know that we have problems with De Gea," Van Gaal said prior to the Premier League opener against Tottenham. "The Dutch journalists can confirm that I think a human being is more than only a player and he cannot manage that."
As such it would be a huge surprise if De Gea was to actually play any part in the crunch European tie.
Furthermore, he has since reiterated that it will probably be next month at the earliest before De Gea plays for United again, explaining: “I think when it is September 1 then there is a decision made as the transfer period is over then you have to manage the new situation which is easier.”
The presence of three other keepers in Van Gaal's play-off squad - Sergio Romero, Anders Lindegaard and Sam Johnstone - also suggests De Gea’s inclusion is nothing more than a bargaining chip. Even if the Spain international were to participate in the play-offs, it would not render him ineligible to represent Madrid in the group stages, as stated by Uefa rules.
United would clearly rather not have De Gea either sitting in the stands burning away the last year of his contract, or playing as a want-away first-choice with the distractions fresh in his mind, but at this point they would prefer that to backing down.
Should Madrid show no sign of being willing to raise their offer, De Gea could be selected against Brugge. If Florentino Perez continues to play hard ball thereafter, there might be no deal at all.
These are two stubborn clubs. You don’t get to the top in football without putting everything behind your instincts. But if Madrid’s instinct tells them that De Gea is the man they need to guard their net heading into the post-Iker Caillas era, then United will do their very best to make them pay every single penny they believe him to be worth.
Manchester United are clearly not going to let Real Madrid get their man the easy way. The announcement that David de Gea will be a part of Louis van Gaal’s Champions League squad for the two-legged play-off tie with Club Brugge is a warning that they are not going to back down.
No matter how distracted manager Van Gaal believes the Spanish goalkeeper to be, he will remain a United player until such time as Madrid either stump up the €35 million asking price or accept that next summer – when his contract at Old Trafford expires – is the earliest they’ll get him for anything less.
De Gea’s presence in the official 28-man squad list for next Tuesday’s home first-leg and the return in Belgium eight days later is just another trump card United are able to play.
“You know that we have problems with De Gea," Van Gaal said prior to the Premier League opener against Tottenham. "The Dutch journalists can confirm that I think a human being is more than only a player and he cannot manage that."
As such it would be a huge surprise if De Gea was to actually play any part in the crunch European tie.
Furthermore, he has since reiterated that it will probably be next month at the earliest before De Gea plays for United again, explaining: “I think when it is September 1 then there is a decision made as the transfer period is over then you have to manage the new situation which is easier.”
The presence of three other keepers in Van Gaal's play-off squad - Sergio Romero, Anders Lindegaard and Sam Johnstone - also suggests De Gea’s inclusion is nothing more than a bargaining chip. Even if the Spain international were to participate in the play-offs, it would not render him ineligible to represent Madrid in the group stages, as stated by Uefa rules.
United would clearly rather not have De Gea either sitting in the stands burning away the last year of his contract, or playing as a want-away first-choice with the distractions fresh in his mind, but at this point they would prefer that to backing down.
Should Madrid show no sign of being willing to raise their offer, De Gea could be selected against Brugge. If Florentino Perez continues to play hard ball thereafter, there might be no deal at all.
These are two stubborn clubs. You don’t get to the top in football without putting everything behind your instincts. But if Madrid’s instinct tells them that De Gea is the man they need to guard their net heading into the post-Iker Caillas era, then United will do their very best to make them pay every single penny they believe him to be worth.
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