According to Sky Sports reporter and Spanish football expert, Guillem Balague, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is nearing to complete his transfer to Spanish giants, Real Madrid.
de Gea yet to feature competitively this season
Manchester United's number one shirt holder had been completely left out of the matchday squads in which the the team achieved two Premier League wins against Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa respectively.
Louis van Gaal stated that the goalkeeper is not in the right frame of mind to feature for the club. This was the reasoning behind the Dutch international opting for summer signing Sergio Romero, who signed on a free transfer from Sampdoria, to start for the Red Devils.
Transfer saga expected to last until last day
Sky Sports' reporter not only thinks the transfer saga will be completed later during this summer's transfer window, but he also thinks that it could be be done during the final hours of the window.
Balague reported that de Gea "never ever said he did not want to play, but he understands it is part of the strategy at the moment".
The Spanish reporter thinks that "Manchester United are saying 'look, he doesn't want to play' so that when he goes, they can always say he's a guy that doesn't want to play for us".
Moreover, Balague thinks that the 24-year-old does understand the fact that Real Madrid are doing "their part of the strategy, by saying with Kiko Casilla and Keylor Navas, we have enough."
However, Jorge Mendes - the player's agent, has told the keeper "not to worry and the money will come from Real Madrid", the reporter continued.
Keylor Navas to replace de Gea?
The Spanish reporter does not only think that De Gea is heading to Madrid, but he also expects that the Costa Rica international could end up at Manchester United.
Balague thinks that Real Madrid did not sign Casilla as a first-choice goalkeeper as De Gea remains their number one target this summer.
He reported that "Casilla will be a number two and I think Navas will be sold."
Manchester United's best player in the past two years
de Gea was undoubtedly United's best player in the previous two seasons - a player who would help the team challenge for the title this year.
The Spanish goalkeeper made more saves (78) than Thibaut Courtois (61), Joe Hart (76), Wojciech Szczesny (28) and David Ospina (35).
With just less than two weeks left for the transfer window to shut, Manchester United face a real challenge to put an end to this saga. Whether they'll sell the 'keeper for some good amount of money this season, or let him go for free next season.
