Real Madrid are unlikely to make a move for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea in the summer, according to reports.
German news agency DPA suggests the club’s hierarchy has been so impressed with current number one Keylor Navas that they are willing to hand him a new deal and put their faith in him long term.
The Costa Rica star has been one of the team’s outstanding performers this season. In his most recent match, against Sevilla on Sunday, he saved a first half penalty and kept a clean sheet as Real ran out 4-0 winners.
De Gea was on the verge on a move to Los Blancos last summer after months of speculation with Navas set to move to United as part of the deal. Indeed there were reports that Navas was waiting at the airport waiting for clearance to go before the deal collapsed spectacularly at the end of the transfer window. With all the paperwork signed and the fee agreed, the arrival of the documents at the Spanish FA after the deadline had passed meant the move was off.
De Gea, who used to play for Atletico de Madrid, went on to sign a new four-year deal at Old Trafford following the collapse of the transfer.
