Former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea may retire from professional football if he does not receive an offer to be the first-choice goalkeeper at a major club, reported the Guardian on Saturday.
After bidding farewell to the Red Devils, the Spaniard rejected multiple offers from various clubs, including an offer from Saudi Arabia with money not a prime motivator as the 32-year-old wants to compete at the highest level.
As per the report, De Gea is working on his fitness every day as he waits for an offer from the right club and from a manager who values him.
“De Gea is thought to be disappointed regarding the manner of his departure from United after his contract expired. Erik ten Hag’s wish to replace him as with André Onana meant De Gea was offered a new deal on reduced terms, having been one of United’s highest-earners, on about £375,000 a-week,” the report stated.
It must be noted that in July, De Gea announced his exit from the 20-time Premier League champions after serving the club for 12 years.
The 32-year-old left the club as a legend. He played 545 games for the Red Devils and kept 190 clean sheets in the process.
He also guided Man United to their last PL title in 2013 where he only conceded 26 goals in 28 matches and also kept 11 clean sheets.
Not just that, the 32-year-old — despite having his bad moments — won the PL Golden Glove last season with 16 clean sheets throughout the season over the likes of Man City’s Ederson and Liverpool’s Alisson.
That was the second time the Spaniard won that award in his PL career. His first accolade came in the 2017/18 season under the manager Jose Mourinho when he kept 18 clean sheets while conceding only 28 goals in 37 league games.
De Gea won eight trophies with the Manchester club including a PL title, UEFA Europa League and FA Cup.
