{"id":299347,"date":"2023-11-14T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299347"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:24:35","slug":"david-de-gea-in-line-for-shock-move-to-second-division-spanish-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/david-de-gea-in-line-for-shock-move-to-second-division-spanish-side\/","title":{"rendered":"David de Gea 'in line for shock move to second division Spanish side'"},"content":{"rendered":"
David de Gea is being lined up for a shock move to the Spanish second division, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old has been without a club since July after failing to agree a contract extension at Manchester United, despite winning the Golden Glove last season.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, de Gea has been linked with a sensational return to Old Trafford amid the struggles of the team’s new No 1 Andre Onana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, it now appears that he has set his sights on a return to Spain after reportedly meeting up with the club chiefs of a second division side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to MARCA, de Gea is considering a potential move to Eldense, who currently sit 11th in LaLiga Hypermotion.<\/p>\n
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David de Gea is being lined up for a shock transfer to the Spanish second division<\/p>\n
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The goalkeeper has reportedly met up with club chiefs from Eldense (left) this month<\/p>\n
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The outlet claim that de Gea was in Alicante last week in order to meet with Eldense chiefs and discuss the club’s current project and vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the outlet also claim that de Gea’s interest could stem from an ownership perspective and that the Spaniard could potentially invest in the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The news comes shortly after\u00a0Pascual P\u00e9rez, Eldense club president, expressed his intentions to sell his majority sharehold in the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A statement read: ‘After managing to rise from Tercera RFEF to LaLiga Hypermotion in just three seasons, Pascual P\u00e9rez will leave the presidency of his hometown club having achieved professional football, a goal that has not been achieved for 60 years’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eldense have had a meteoric rise over the last few years, having gone from a perennial fourth-tier side to, now, playing in Spain’s second division.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite their impressive rise, it would still come as a shock if the Premier League’s current Golden Glove holder secured a move to the LaLiga Hypermotion side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The news comes shortly after reports claimed that Real Betis had held talks with de Gea over a potential return to LaLiga.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eldes Marque\u00a0reported that the former Atletico Madrid keeper has not only met with the LaLiga\u00a0side but ‘would welcome’ joining the Seville-based outfit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, some United fans have been calling for De Gea’s return to the club following his unceremonious exit last summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The second division side, pictured in white, have had a meteoric rise in the past three seasons<\/p>\n
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The Spaniard is yet to find a new club after failing to agree a contract extension last season<\/p>\n
Last Tuesday, the Red Devils’ official account on X, formerly known as\u00a0Twitter, took a moment to post a birthday message. In response\u00a0a number of supporters called on the club to ‘bring him home’.<\/p>\n
‘Miss Dave so much’, one said with heart emojis accompanying the message.\u00a0Another supporter boldly claimed: ‘David de Gea, Sir Alex Ferguson’s greatest legacy’.<\/p>\n
A fan referenced United’s current keeper Andre Onana, as they said: ‘Better than Andre Onana’.<\/p>\n
De Gea is a legend at the club but previously refused to take the drastic pay cut on his \u00a3375,000-a-week wages after months of lengthy negotiations, however he has remained close with former colleagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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