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Manchester United eye David De Gea to succeed Edwin van der Sar
James Ducker Last updated November 17 2010 10:38PM Manchester United are on the verge of agreeing a deal to sign David De Gea, the Spain Under-21 goalkeeper, from Atlético Madrid in January. Talks are at an advanced stage after several weeks of negotiations, with United expected to pay a fee in the region of £15 million for the 20-year-old. It was unclear last night whether De Gea would join United in January or see out the season at Atlético before formally completing a move to Old Trafford in the summer. With Edwin van der Sar, who turned 40 last month, expected to retire at the end of the season, Sir Alex Ferguson has made it a priority to find a long-term successor to the former Holland goalkeeper and, after a long and extensive search, the manager identified De Gea as his first-choice target. Tomasz Kuszczak seems unlikely to remain at Old Trafford beyond the summer, so United could make a move for a second goalkeeper and retain a firm interest in Anders Lindegaard. The 6ft 4in Denmark player, 26, plies his trade with Aalesund in Norway and has already drawn comparisons to his compatriot, Peter Schmeichel, the former United goalkeeper. An imposing figure at almost 6ft 4in, De Gea was part of the Atlético team who defeated Fulham 2-1 in the Europa League final in May and, three months later, he saved a penalty from Diego Milito, the Argentina striker, to help the Spanish side to win the European Super Cup against Inter Milan. De Gea, who is contracted until June 2013 at Atlético, rejected the chance to join Wigan Athletic last year. Ferguson’s desire to sign De Gea was such that the United manager missed United’s Carling Cup third-round tie away to Scunthorpe United in September to run the rule over him with Eric Steele, the club’s goalkeeping coach, during a Spanish league game between Atlético and Valencia. |
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