⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[armanda90]

Julian Nagelsmann was sacked due to irrelevant reasons, because we're aware of his effectiveness, maintaining his joh and having every possible winning strategy on his side, I guess the purpose for his sack was simply favoritism for Thomas Tuchel who's making matters complicated for the Bavarians, he's not fit to handle the team compared to Julian Nagelsmann who's keen on taking the the team to a whole new level. Perhaps Julian Nagelsmann was without a job until Germany board looked into his matter and booked an appointment with him which ended in grand style, making him the permanent headcoach for the Germany National team.

Julian Nagelsmann officially becomes German coach replacing Hansi Flick who was ascked because of poor performance, but it was a little interesting with the replacement of Julian Nagelsmann, previously when Hansi Flick left Bayern Munich, Nagerlsmann replaced Hansi Flick who was the German coach and right now the same replacement happening with Germany national team head coach. Up coming target is EURO 2024 and Germany as host must to be the winner and Julian Nagelsmann have huge pressure becoming Germany national coach.

Actually Julian Nagelsmann less experienced becoming national head coach but he has good reputation when becoming RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich head coach.

[Godday]

Perhaps apart from Kane, Son  is one plyer who finds it difficult to get out of his comfort zone. Actually with the ability he has, he could have joined a more promising club in the title race. I don't know for sure how long he will stay with Totenham, especially if he extends his contract with Tottenham. I also never heard that he was interested in changing clubs. But the opportunity is still there, his current age I think it can still join another big clb. But the note he must remember is that he must be able to continue to maintain his appearance and not forget his physical condition.

If you compare it with his age, I think Son is almost entering retirement as a football player. At least until 2026. So if Son still has a competitive spirit and really wants to win the League title, I think it's time for Son to follow in the footsteps of Kane who has joined Munich. It is time for Son to choose a club that has a squad that can win the League. Tottenham is not a team to be underestimated but if you look at the current squad I think City is still too strong to dominate the English league for at least the next few years.

[asriloni]

Perhaps apart from Kane, Son  is one plyer who finds it difficult to get out of his comfort zone. Actually with the ability he has, he could have joined a more promising club in the title race. I don't know for sure how long he will stay with Totenham, especially if he extends his contract with Tottenham. I also never heard that he was interested in changing clubs. But the opportunity is still there, his current age I think it can still join another big clb. But the note he must remember is that he must be able to continue to maintain his appearance and not forget his physical condition.

If you compare it with his age, I think Son is almost entering retirement as a football player. At least until 2026. So if Son still has a competitive spirit and really wants to win the League title, I think it's time for Son to follow in the footsteps of Kane who has joined Munich. It is time for Son to choose a club that has a squad that can win the League. Tottenham is not a team to be underestimated but if you look at the current squad I think City is still too strong to dominate the English league for at least the next few years.

Son is still having some years before he will retire from totenham. As far as i know if a football player can play till at least he was 35 years old. I can't deny that if his age will be also affect his performance but as long as they can keep his physic.
Son is still giving the best contribution to the totenham although he was not young anymore. This is also the main reason why son will be also getting new long term contract by totenham.

Totenham still needs him at this moment. I can even say if son's level was in the same as kevin de bruyne from manchester city. he always became the playmaker that was helping the club to build its attack.
I think that totenham will give him some years to stay at the club. Ange really needs him at this moment and son is also feeling so happy to get a new contract from totenham.

[Litzki1990]

Bayern's former coach has been chosen as the national team's manager. I really liked this guy during his time at Bayern. I hope he's learned from those experiences and keeps some strategies secret. Nagelsmann is a good coach, and I wish him the best of luck. Can't wait to see his influence during the Euros. It's a great move for the German team. Let's see how he turns things around.

Nagelsmann is a good coach and his time at Bayern was not bad, he was not having any problems with managing the team, he was doing fine and winning matches as they have always done but i am still surprised why he sacked all of a sudden by the club, I thought coaches are sacked when they are performing poorly and mismanaging the players but his case was different. After he was sacked Tuchel was appointed and for some time the team dropped in performance before regaining themselves back and some people were even saying Nagelsmann was better than tuchel and was not supposed to be sacked. Congratulations to him, i am happy he finally got a job I believe he can handle the job and help the German team back on their feet.

I cannot find the exact reason behind why Nagelsmann was suddenly sacked from Bayern Munich. Nagelsmann was doing very well for Bayern Munich and the team was doing well under him so why was he suddenly sacked. Nagelsmann has been sacked from Bayern Munich, but the manager is likely to take charge of the German national team. If Nagelsmann takes charge of the German national team, he will do a lot of good for Germany. We may know the news about whether he will be appointed by the German football team in a few days, but there is a possibility that this manager will be appointed as the manager of the German national team. If he is offered by the German national team, I don't think he will reject the offer.

[rendravolt]

What do you think about DeLigt situation?

One of the most valued defenders in the world already skipped 5 games because Tuchel does not want him.

Will he leave Bayern this January?

I just realized this and was quite surprised that a defender with good talent like De Ligt didn't get a starting place. It seems that Tuchel has a personal opinion about De Ligt and it is a shame that his qualities have not been used so far at Bayern Munich. The arrival of Kim Min Jae was one of the reasons his place was taken and Tuchel should have been able to back up Upamecano, whose performances sometimes lack consistency. I don't understand what Tuchel is thinking seeing as the difference between Upamecano and De Ligt is clearly very different in terms of quality. In fact, if we look at De Ligt, he often contributes when building up to scoring goals with hard shots.

If De Ligt continues to be on the bench, it is not impossible that he will leave in January, especially as quite a few top European teams are definitely interested in securing his talent and I think Manchester United can allocate their transfer budget to try to bid for De Ligt.

[makishart]

Bayern's former coach has been chosen as the national team's manager. I really liked this guy during his time at Bayern. I hope he's learned from those experiences and keeps some strategies secret. Nagelsmann is a good coach, and I wish him the best of luck. Can't wait to see his influence during the Euros. It's a great move for the German team. Let's see how he turns things around.

Nagelsmann is a good coach and his time at Bayern was not bad, he was not having any problems with managing the team, he was doing fine and winning matches as they have always done but i am still surprised why he sacked all of a sudden by the club, I thought coaches are sacked when they are performing poorly and mismanaging the players but his case was different. After he was sacked Tuchel was appointed and for some time the team dropped in performance before regaining themselves back and some people were even saying Nagelsmann was better than tuchel and was not supposed to be sacked. Congratulations to him, i am happy he finally got a job I believe he can handle the job and help the German team back on their feet.

I cannot find the exact reason behind why Nagelsmann was suddenly sacked from Bayern Munich. Nagelsmann was doing very well for Bayern Munich and the team was doing well under him so why was he suddenly sacked. Nagelsmann has been sacked from Bayern Munich, but the manager is likely to take charge of the German national team. If Nagelsmann takes charge of the German national team, he will do a lot of good for Germany. We may know the news about whether he will be appointed by the German football team in a few days, but there is a possibility that this manager will be appointed as the manager of the German national team. If he is offered by the German national team, I don't think he will reject the offer.

Bayern has been stating so many times if a very simple reason has become the main reason why the club was sacking him last season. Kahn has been stating the main reason why bayern was sacking naglesmann from the club.

We have come to the realization that the quality of our squad - despite the German championship last year - has shown itself less and less often.

"After the World Cup we played less and less successfully and attractively, the strong fluctuations in performance called our goals into question this season, but also beyond this season. That's why we've reacted now,

https://www.goal.com/en/news/bayern-munich-ceo-oliver-kahn-explains-julian-nagelsmann-sacking-former-less-successful-less-attractive-football/bltd298f6e6155a329e

It's very simple reason from bayern to sacked him last season. It sounds nonsense to see naglesmann being sacked when he was still in 100% WR of ucl. Bayern was making it look like a joke when the club was sackhing him and recruit tuchel as a new appointment.
Many people were surprised with the decisions from bayern. People never expect bayern to sack him that easy once naglesmann was still in holiday with his family.

That's why i lose my respect for bayern under oliver kahn. Glad kahn already replaced with a new director.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Friday's gossip:
Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah is set to leave the club in January, with the 24-year-old English defender keen on a move to Bayern Munich after rejecting Nottingham Forest. (Fabrizio Romano)

I don't support the departure of Trevor Chalobah, we don't have the best record when it comes to injury and it's a matter of time before another player gets injuired and it might just be a defender. Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Benoît Badiashile and many others are all injuired at the same time. Trevor Chalobah hardly gets injuired and that's the type of players we need in the team so that when a playing formation works with selected players we can keep working with them and not rotating players every game. Doing this doesn't go well with the players because they'll get to be playing with different players weekly and this kills the chemistry between the players. All I'm trying to say is that, we should have kept Trevor Chalobah and sold others like Wesley Fofana that I haven't seen his impact in the team since we bought him.

Hazard was on his prime in chelsea once madrid bought him worth 100 millions but his performance had decreased significantly after he was coming to the madrid. Hazard was a failed transfer for madrid he was in the best form when he had still played for chelsea.
I don't even know what happened to him. His performance was very different compared when he was still on chelsea. I thought that many restriction from real madrid's coach gave him very big pressure in the past.
That's also affecting his performance again.

What happened to him was that he left a team that was playing for him, that's building the football around him to a team of stars that everybody wants to play their own football. Use Messi as an example when he left Barcelona to PSG, his form dropped because he's the type of player that the team revolves around him and that's how hazard is too. He shoudn't have left Chelsea and who knows maybe he would have won Ballon D'or the season that Chelsea won the Champions league, Super cup, club world cup and possibly we would have won the premier league that seasons and hazard would have been in the center of everything. I think that season Jorginho won some individual awards and it was because of his performance for Chelsea. Hazard killed his career when he left Chelsea just as Messi almost killed his career when he left Barcelona but the difference is Messi is a world class player surrounded by talents that helped him revive his career in the national level with winning the world cup.

[len01]

Manchester United is just giving people false hope in my opinion. Because there is actually some favouritism and hierarchy going on inside the squad.  For some reason the authorities definitely do not care about that as much as they should.

I still do not know why the job of Ten Hag is still not in any kind of jeopardy. Are they even actually pushing him to bring in better results? Or are they just giving him the money that he asks for?

Because he is definitely spending a good amount of money without bringing in the results. That should be a matter of concern for Manchester United authority. But they do not seem to care to be honest.

I really understand the fear and worry of Man United fans who are almost doubting Ten Hag, but can not we see how last season Ten Hag managed to lift MU status when they were in a very bad situation like this season and ended up getting 3rd place? big in last season standings. and we will never know what Ten Hag was planning. In fact, in the UCL match in the group stage, Man United almost got a draw against a big team like Bayern Munich and this is proof that this is actually only temporary and I am sure that in the middle of the transfer market season in reopening Ten Hag will provide another surprise like last season.

[Strongkored]

I have heard that Tottenham are preparing to trigger the option to extend Son's contract. It is currently until 2025 but after this it will be 2026. This would be amazing news for Tottenham side because they wouldn't like to lose another significant player in a short time. Kane has newly left the team in the end.

The new manager Ange Postecoglou has been doing a really good job. Tottenham need their squad staying strong at the same time. If they lose more power they would turn into an even much less competitive team. They already have a bad history without titles for ages.

With quite good developments occurring at Tottenham, this could trigger Son Heung-min to accept an extension of his contract until 2026, because playing in a team that is experiencing encouraging development is certainly fun, and Tottenham see him as a player who must be retained considering his contribution in recent seasons at that club quite big, especially with the captain's armband in his hand proving that he is quite an important presence at the club.

And extending the contracts of players or coaches who deliver what the club hopes they should do.
Like Barcelona, has extended the contract of its coach Xavi Hernandez because Barcelona sees good potential in this coach who can make Barcelona even better https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1705270446319444398

[QueenVera]

With quite good developments occurring at Tottenham, this could trigger Son Heung-min to accept an extension of his contract until 2026, because playing in a team that is experiencing encouraging development is certainly fun, and Tottenham see him as a player who must be retained considering his contribution in recent seasons at that club quite big, especially with the captain's armband in his hand proving that he is quite an important presence at the club.

And extending the contracts of players or coaches who deliver what the club hopes they should do.
Like Barcelona, has extended the contract of its coach Xavi Hernandez because Barcelona sees good potential in this coach who can make Barcelona even better

Obviously he would, especially now he's replaced Harry Kane to be the new captain, I think he deserves it because he's been with the club in previous times and has work hard with them to get to this point, all thanks to the new manager for bringing a new development that's made Tottenham to be one of the outstanding clubs this season,  and so far Son is in a good form and has contributed to the teams success, even scored a hat-trick for his team, so I believe the board is impressed and want to extend his contract base on the important role he plays for them.

 A good coach that's performed well deserves a contract extension and i believe Barcelona as a team are doing the right thing in extending Xavi's contract, he's suitable for the job and so far has proved himself worthy of managing the team properly and i believe he'll be one of the best  coaches in the near future.

[marcous]

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Obviously he would, especially now he's replaced Harry Kane to be the new captain, I think he deserves it because he's been with the club in previous times and has work hard with them to get to this point, all thanks to the new manager for bringing a new development that's made Tottenham to be one of the outstanding clubs this season,  and so far Son is in a good form and has contributed to the teams success, even scored a hat-trick for his team, so I believe the board is impressed and want to extend his contract base on the important role he plays for them.

 A good coach that's performed well deserves a contract extension and i believe Barcelona as a team are doing the right thing in extending Xavi's contract, he's suitable for the job and so far has proved himself worthy of managing the team properly and i believe he'll be one of the best  coaches in the near future.

Previously, when Tottenham lost Harry Kane, I predicted that Tottenham would experience a decline in performance, but it turns out that Son can replace that role quite well. Coach Ange knows the club very well, and Son is trusted to take on the responsibility as the new captain. Giving Son a new contract is a form of appreciation as well as guaranteeing Son not to leave. It is reported that the South Korean national team player will stay until 2027.

Regarding Xavi, I think he really deserves a contract extension from Barcelona management, because he succeeded in presenting the La Liga trophy last season. This season Barca is also quite promising, the recent big win over Belgian representatives Antwerp is proof that Xavi is quite good as a tactician.

[rendravolt]

I was very surprised to hear this rumor that David De Gea is considering retiring immediately if no top European team wants to recruit him. I think it is quite regrettable if a goalkeeper who can still perform well at European competition level has to retire early at an age that is actually quite a long time ago for a goalkeeper to retire. Moreover, it is strange that with the current situation of several top European teams such as Chelsea or Bayern Munich, which have goalkeepers of inadequate quality, they should be able to get a good goalkeeper like David De Gea for free.

However, other things such as David De Gea's salary per season may be too expensive for them and that could be the reason why they don't want to sign him at such an old age. Do you think David De Gea will retire in the near future or do you have predictions about another team that will sign David De Gea?

[X-ray]

Manchester United is just giving people false hope in my opinion. Because there is actually some favouritism and hierarchy going on inside the squad.  For some reason the authorities definitely do not care about that as much as they should.

I still do not know why the job of Ten Hag is still not in any kind of jeopardy. Are they even actually pushing him to bring in better results? Or are they just giving him the money that he asks for?

Because he is definitely spending a good amount of money without bringing in the results. That should be a matter of concern for Manchester United authority. But they do not seem to care to be honest.

I really understand the fear and worry of Man United fans who are almost doubting Ten Hag, but can not we see how last season Ten Hag managed to lift MU status when they were in a very bad situation like this season and ended up getting 3rd place? big in last season standings. and we will never know what Ten Hag was planning. In fact, in the UCL match in the group stage, Man United almost got a draw against a big team like Bayern Munich and this is proof that this is actually only temporary and I am sure that in the middle of the transfer market season in reopening Ten Hag will provide another surprise like last season.

The situation in manchester united is just getting bad. That's why the fans are feeling worry with manchester united right now. MU was getting a lose streak in EPL as well and it makes the situation even worst compared with last season.
Manchester united is facing a lot of pressures right now. This is something common caused by the fans were expecting big this season after manchester united was able to catching UCL spot.

MU was definitely in the weak group of UCL. The only problem if it's now being very inconsistent at this moment. Ten hag has been also wasting money for nothing concrete like bought mason mount from chelsea which is a very big mistake.
I can imagine ten hag can use the money wasted for him to buy some great defenders from some strong clubs like intermilan or bayern.
This is why the fans are feeling so badly with united now. They have reasons why the fans are worrying too much. MU fans are not willing to see thier favorite teams eliminated from UCL earlier.

[borovichok]

I was very surprised to hear this rumor that David De Gea is considering retiring immediately if no top European team wants to recruit him. I think it is quite regrettable if a goalkeeper who can still perform well at European competition level has to retire early at an age that is actually quite a long time ago for a goalkeeper to retire. Moreover, it is strange that with the current situation of several top European teams such as Chelsea or Bayern Munich, which have goalkeepers of inadequate quality, they should be able to get a good goalkeeper like David De Gea for free.

However, other things such as David De Gea's salary per season may be too expensive for them and that could be the reason why they don't want to sign him at such an old age. Do you think David De Gea will retire in the near future or do you have predictions about another team that will sign David De Gea?

Manchester United dropped David de Gea for reasons best known to them. They're probably aimed for good replacement and finally settle for Andrés Onana who's turning gradually to a flop in the team. David De Gea is an experience goalkeeper, he's keen on making a good appearance for European elite sides. The Red Devils missed the spaniard goalkeeper because he was an important goalkeeper for them, making brilliant saves and also impacting the game with his gingered stellar performance. He's a free agent this summer without any club, there's actions he might take if he doesn't get a club.

[Texac]

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I really understand the fear and worry of Man United fans who are almost doubting Ten Hag, but can not we see how last season Ten Hag managed to lift MU status when they were in a very bad situation like this season and ended up getting 3rd place? big in last season standings. and we will never know what Ten Hag was planning. In fact, in the UCL match in the group stage, Man United almost got a draw against a big team like Bayern Munich and this is proof that this is actually only temporary and I am sure that in the middle of the transfer market season in reopening Ten Hag will provide another surprise like last season.

The situation in manchester united is just getting bad. That's why the fans are feeling worry with manchester united right now. MU was getting a lose streak in EPL as well and it makes the situation even worst compared with last season.
Manchester united is facing a lot of pressures right now. This is something common caused by the fans were expecting big this season after manchester united was able to catching UCL spot.

MU was definitely in the weak group of UCL. The only problem if it's now being very inconsistent at this moment. Ten hag has been also wasting money for nothing concrete like bought mason mount from chelsea which is a very big mistake.
I can imagine ten hag can use the money wasted for him to buy some great defenders from some strong clubs like intermilan or bayern.
This is why the fans are feeling so badly with united now. They have reasons why the fans are worrying too much. MU fans are not willing to see thier favorite teams eliminated from UCL earlier.

It is currently like very dumb to actually expect anything from Manchester United. I don't think Manchester United authority is actually serious about improving.

One thing I absolutely do not understand is why Manchester United is giving this coach so many chances. The other coaches they did not give many chances. however you know they also did not give too much money to the previous coaches.  But they are giving this coach a lot of money. Which he is actually wasting, to be honest. I don't think the money is being used to do anything substantial for the club. I guess we can say that it is hard for any team to win against Bayern Munich. But I honestly do not expect too much from Manchester United in the Champions League.

[QueenVera]

Manchester United dropped David de Gea for reasons best known to them. They're probably aimed for good replacement and finally settle for Andrés Onana who's turning gradually to a flop in the team. David De Gea is an experience goalkeeper, he's keen on making a good appearance for European elite sides. The Red Devils missed the spaniard goalkeeper because he was an important goalkeeper for them, making brilliant saves and also impacting the game with his gingered stellar performance. He's a free agent this summer without any club, there's actions he might take if he doesn't get a club.

I was so suprised to see that Manchester United had to let David De gea go, even when he loved the club and really wanted to stay, i could remember when he single handedly saved them in some matches he was a very good goal and even won the best keeper of the year award in EPL last year, the way Manchester United let Degea leave is not fare, they didn't even allow him get a proper farewell from the fans which was an unfair treatment to one of their best players.

 Well Onana is not a bad because he had a good record at Inter Milan and has had a good relationship with Ten Hag and I think that's one of the reasons why they good him, also because he had a good ball control but i feel they shouldn't had let maybe they would had kept him as second choice or so, but however Onana needs time to get the best out of him at Manchester United and the fans should be patient with him.

[Pandu Geddon]

It is currently like very dumb to actually expect anything from Manchester United. I don't think Manchester United authority is actually serious about improving.

One thing I absolutely do not understand is why Manchester United is giving this coach so many chances. The other coaches they did not give many chances. however you know they also did not give too much money to the previous coaches.  But they are giving this coach a lot of money. Which he is actually wasting, to be honest. I don't think the money is being used to do anything substantial for the club. I guess we can say that it is hard for any team to win against Bayern Munich. But I honestly do not expect too much from Manchester United in the Champions League.

United's chances of qualifying from the group phase are still open, despite their unconvincing performance. It's natural that fans start to worry and judge the coach badly.
If United is in group C or F, it is possible that United will be eliminated. but in group A, United has a chance to qualify. worst case scenario, maybe United will return to the Europa League. just my guess.

[KTChampions]

Ten Hag bought those he wanted twice (last season and this season) everyone is experiencing injuries (for example KDB) and various kinds of scandals so this cannot be an excuse to justify poor results. Now, due to a conflict with Ten Hag, United is going to sell Sancho for 50-60 million, taking into account the fact that he was bought for 85... an excellent achievement. However, there is a chance that before the winter transfer window Ten Hag himself will be fired and Sancho will not have to be sold  

It's only two but it's not all he wanted. The limited budget has prevented him from buying the good defenders. People were blaming him caused by erik ten hag was also using injured player as his excuses as well. It's time for sancho to move on. He will not get a chance to play if he will stay even longer in the club. I know that how temperament ten hag is. Let's only hope if manchester united can be better, but it's quite impossible as the defenders are still being the primary concern by all of eyes.

So what will you choose? ten hag out or sancho out?  

I'll choose Ten Hag kickout from club. I don’t see that the club has strengthened under him, and the fact that last year United, against the backdrop of the crisis of Chelsea and Liverpool, was able to be in the top 4 does not mean anything (remember the defeat to Liverpool 0-7?). I see that even with exceptional players like Casemiro, United is not progressing, you can't expect the club's owners to buy you 5 Casemiro, 3 Haaland, 2 Pepe (in their prime I mean). United's roster is quite competitive enough to compete with everyone except maybe City, but United is in 13th place and the coach is engaged in showdowns with the players.

[Docnaster]

It is currently like very dumb to actually expect anything from Manchester United. I don't think Manchester United authority is actually serious about improving.

One thing I absolutely do not understand is why Manchester United is giving this coach so many chances. The other coaches they did not give many chances. however you know they also did not give too much money to the previous coaches.  But they are giving this coach a lot of money. Which he is actually wasting, to be honest. I don't think the money is being used to do anything substantial for the club. I guess we can say that it is hard for any team to win against Bayern Munich. But I honestly do not expect too much from Manchester United in the Champions League.

United's chances of qualifying from the group phase are still open, despite their unconvincing performance. It's natural that fans start to worry and judge the coach badly.
If United is in group C or F, it is possible that United will be eliminated. but in group A, United has a chance to qualify. worst case scenario, maybe United will return to the Europa League. just my guess.

Despite losing their first UEFA Champions League game if the season on Wednesday away at Bayern Munich, Manchester United still have been good chances of progressing to the knockout stages of the competition.
Their next champions league game will be at home to Galatasaray before a double header against Copenhagen and these are matches that they can win if they play in their full strength as a team. Despite their current poor results, I think Manchester United can still make up for their shortcomings by winning games successively.

[shinratensei_]

I was very surprised to hear this rumor that David De Gea is considering retiring immediately if no top European team wants to recruit him. I think it is quite regrettable if a goalkeeper who can still perform well at European competition level has to retire early at an age that is actually quite a long time ago for a goalkeeper to retire. Moreover, it is strange that with the current situation of several top European teams such as Chelsea or Bayern Munich, which have goalkeepers of inadequate quality, they should be able to get a good goalkeeper like David De Gea for free.

However, other things such as David De Gea's salary per season may be too expensive for them and that could be the reason why they don't want to sign him at such an old age. Do you think David De Gea will retire in the near future or do you have predictions about another team that will sign David De Gea?

I think that there would be a lot of clubs were willing to sign him as a new goal keeper but since de gea was always following his ego and this makes him very hard to accept it. I remember that there have been some arabian clubs tryied to approach him but there was no further development came from this rumor. I think that de gea will still able to continue his career as a football goalkeeper if he was not following his ego.
It's finished for him to play in the european competition. It's time for him to play in the outside of european continent.