Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has revealed goalkeeper David de Gea doesn’t want to play for the club as the transfer saga continues.
De Gea has been linked with Real Madrid all summer long, but United want a world record fee for a goalkeeper, while Real aren’t willing to pay over the odds for a player they know they can sign on a free transfer in less than 12 months time.
The 24-year-old went on the pre-season tour with the Red Devils to the USA and has been named in their Champions League squad for the qualifiers against Club Brugge. But Dutchman van Gaal has said the goalkeeper won’t feature again for the Old Trafford side this weekend as he has told coaches he wants to leave.
Speaking at a press conference, van Gaal stated: “We talked with him and he fully agreed with our decision. I have one assistant coach and another assistant coach so we speak about that kind of thing together. We have a goalkeeping coach, Frans Hoek, and I’m not doing everything alone.
“Frans Hoek… he has a meeting with David de Gea and he asked him: ‘Do you want to play?’ [De Gea said “No”]. Then I have to take the decision. It is a process. We had been observing him in preparation, he was not so good, he was not the same David de Gea as before.”
