Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says goalkeeper David de Gea will be unaffected by the transfer ban handed down to Real Madrid as he is happy at Old Trafford.
The goalkeeper was moments away from a move to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer before the late arrival of paperwork with the relevant authorities saw the deal collapse.
The Spain shot-stopper has since signed a new four-year deal with the Premier League outfit but Real were thought to be keen to return for de Gea this summer and finally bring him back to La Liga, where he used to play for Atletico de Madrid.
But plans to sign the 24-year-old have been scuppered by the ban handed down by FIFA for breaching rules over the signing of youth players from overseas. The 10-time Champions League winners, along with city rivals Atletico, will not be allowed to register players for the next two transfer windows – the end of the 2016-17 season.
Asked about whether de Gea would be disappointed that a move will not happen at the end of this season van Gaal told journalists the two-time United Player’s Player of the Year is happy at the club.
“I don’t think that is the kind of thing that plays on the mind of David De Gea. I never thought about it in the period before the transfer window and now I am seeing David De Gea who is enjoying to stay here and play good games,” he commented.
