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Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has decided on his future in football after leaving Old Trafford last year.
The Spanish shot stopper has had a year away from football after leaving the Premier League club as a free agent. After being replaced by Andre Onana and dropped by the club, de Gea has taken a step away from football for a year to decide on his next steps.
The 33-year-old spent 12 years at United after arriving from Atletico Madrid in 2011 for €25 million. While at the club, de Gea had an incredible run of form, wracking up an impressive 35% clean sheet rate with 190 clean sheets in 545 matches, holding United’s clean sheet record.
This impressive achievement led the squad to winning the Premier League in 2012/13, the FA Cup in 2016, the Europa League in 2016/17, as well as two Carabao Cup titles and three Community Shield victories.
It’s no surprise that with such a impressive collection of silverware to his name, alongside the Europa League and UEFA Supercup titles he won at Atletico, de Gea was picked as Spains first choice goalkeeper, getting a total of 45 caps for the side.
Whilst the veteran keeper considered retirement after his exit from United, the 33-year-old has now hinted that his next steps are to be revealed.
De Gea decides his next steps
Taking to X, the prolific goalkeeper hinted that his next team would be revealed soon with a simple hourglass emoji being posted last weekend.
Reports from Gianluca Di Marzio, claim that De Gea is in discussions to join Serie A club Genoa, with the club holding internal discussions on whether to take the former United star or not.
The Athletic reported that De Gea received an offer to play in the Premier League again, however the ex-Red Devil does not want to play in England again after over a decade with United.
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