On August 17, Sky Sports revealed that Bayern decided to abandon the introduction of De Gea. The 32-year-old wanted to play for Bayern, but Tuchel vetoed the signing. After being rejected by Real Madrid, De Gea was rejected by Bayern...
David De Gea, who played for Manchester United for 12 years, left on a free transfer on 1 July. In the past 47 days, De Gea has been in contact with Real Madrid and Bayern, but the result is the same: neither of the two giants wants De Gea.
Real Madrid's No. 1 goalkeeper Courtois was seriously injured, and this was a golden opportunity for De Gea to join Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid opted to loan Chelsea's Kepa for one year rather than get De Gea free. In 2015, De Gea was one step away from joining Real Madrid, but the bizarre "fax machine incident" prevented him from landing on the Galaxy battleship. Now, Real Madrid are in desperate need of a goalkeeper to put out the fire, and De Gea is not an option.
According to TA sources, Real Madrid had discussed De Gea internally, but never called the player (agent). Real Madrid are worried about three points: De Gea's ability does not meet the requirements of Real Madrid's main team, the salary is too high, and the length of the contract is a problem.
Let's talk about point 2, De Gea's salary. At Manchester United, De Gea's weekly salary is £375,000, or €23 million a year. At Real Madrid, this is also a top-paid player. De Gea is unwilling to cut his salary, Real Madrid is unwilling to break the salary structure within the team, and naturally there is no possibility of cooperation.
What about Bayern? Tuchel has no reason to sign De Gea.
Sky Sports Germany pointed out that Bayern's priority target is Manchester City's Ortega, who is now close to losing his transfer, but the Bundesliga hegemon is still reluctant to bring in De Gea. Although, De Gea is willing to compromise on his personal treatment. One reason is that Neuer will return in a few weeks and bringing in De Gea is not as urgent.
The 32-year-old De Gea is in a very awkward situation: due to the shortcomings of his own characteristics, Europe's top giants do not need him; Midstream and lower teams need, but can't afford high wages.
De Gea is the winner of the Premier League Golden Glove Award for the 2022-23 season but has not been offered a contract extension from Manchester United. Tenhach, who focuses on his feet and passing, is concerned about De Gea's abilities. De Gea is a goalkeeper who is good at saving, but his passing ability is too weak, whether it is short pass cooperation, or long pass attack, it is De Gea's weakness, unable to adapt to modern passing control requirements, belongs to the "outdated" goalkeeper.
In addition, De Gea's ability to strike and pick up high-altitude balls is also a shortcoming. In terms of mental attributes, De Gea is not a big heart goalkeeper, in the 2018 World Cup, De Gea was overshadowed by Ronaldo's hat-trick, and since then, De Gea is no longer the world's top goalkeeper. In the 2022 World Cup, De Gea did not even make the Spanish 55-man primary squad (the primary list has 5 goalkeepers).
De Gea, go to Saudi to find Rogo?
At the age of 32, De Gea's journey to gianthood is over. If re-employed, De Gea has only two options: accept a pay cut and commit to the middle and lower reaches of the team; Go to Saudi Arabia to pan for gold, earn a sum of money and retire.