World's best GK who wasted a year in vain, finally made a big transfer?...An explosion of curiosity about the hourglass

Jul 20, 2024

World's best GK who wasted a year in vain, finally made a big transfer?...An explosion of curiosity about the hourglass
World's best GK who wasted a year in vain, finally made a big transfer?...An explosion of curiosity about the hourglass
Did David de Gea finally decide his destination.

De Gea is one of the best goalkeepers of the 2010s. De Gea was such a great prospect that former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson flew to Spain and persuaded the player himself when his potential was increasingly revealed at Atletico Madrid.

Manchester United, which was worried about the lack of a proper goalkeeper after Edwin van de Sarr, has changed its weight again since De Gea was recruited. De Gea only had difficulty adapting to the English Premier League (EPL) in the first season, but quickly began to be recognized as the best goalkeeper in the EPL.

De Gea is a goalkeeper who is faithful to his original role. If Manuel Neuer changed the course of the modern goalkeeper, there was no player quite capable of defending the goal, a top priority for the goalkeeper.

De Gea's best advantage is that it is based on animal reflexes. However, he often showed disappointment in the goalkeeper's defensive range and pass ability required in modern soccer, but he was the best in the world when it came to good defense.

World's best GK who wasted a year in vain, finally made a big transfer?...An explosion of curiosity about the hourglass
World's best GK who wasted a year in vain, finally made a big transfer?...An explosion of curiosity about the hourglass
He became the world's best goalkeeper when he was selected as the FIFA World Best in 2018. In addition, he has a tremendous history, including four times of the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) team of the year and four times of Manchester United's player of the year. Without De Gea, Manchester United's dark days would have been even more pitch black.

Along with Van de Sarr, he is Manchester United's best legendary goalkeeper in the 21st century, but De Gea has parted ways with Manchester United at the end of the 2022-2023 season. Manchester United have been on a downward spiral, and Gea wanted to cut his weekly salary significantly and renew his contract. But De Gea didn't want it.

De Gea was evaluated on the market after being released as a free agent. Some clubs were interested. Several EPL clubs, including Saudi Arabian clubs, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, also contacted De Gea, but no transfer was made in the end.

De Gea was born in 1990 and is not old, but the goalkeeper is a position that does not depend much on his age. De Gea is a goalkeeper who will have enough ability to play in the big leagues. De Gea, however, did not move to another club and lost the entire season. I often posted training videos through personal SNS. He did not announce his retirement.

World's best GK who wasted a year in vain, finally made a big transfer?...An explosion of curiosity about the hourglass
사진=데 헤아 SNS
Rumors of De Gea's transfer were somewhat quiet this summer as well. However, De Gea posted an sand clock emonicon on his personal SNS on the 20th (Korea Standard Time). It seems to mean that something is about to be announced. Fans expect De Gea's new destination to be announced.

If it's a transfer to a really new team, I haven't played in a year, and the key is how quickly Gea's sense of play can be recovered.



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