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Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has released a video of himself in training to give another clear indication that he is ready to return to football.
De Gea left United last summer after 12 years at the club when his contract expired and has not been picked up by another team since.
The longer we wait for him to play again, the more some fans may wonder if he will ever make a return, but De Gea seems to have no such doubts.
The 33-year-old uploaded a lengthy clip online on Friday of himself being put through his paces at non-league Altrincham Town.
Alongside the video that showed him catching drills, stopping shots and claiming crosses, De Gea left the caption: “We remember.” We are rebuilding. We come back stronger.
David de Gea put himself to the test by engaging in catching drills, shot-stopping and recovering crosses. Alongside the video, he vowed to “come back stronger”
De Gea made some fine saves as he looked to impress potentially interested clubs
De Gea has been without a club since leaving Manchester United last summer
It appeared to be a gloomy day in Greater Manchester, and De Gea was dressed in an all-black outfit as he chose AC/DC hit Back in Black for the music accompanying his video, but he seemed entirely focused on perfecting their skills. .
De Gea has now been without a club for almost a year, his lengthy absence from the field somewhat surprising given he was United’s No1 for over a decade.
His time at United ended on a sour note as he was heavily criticized in the final weeks of last season following a number of high-profile errors.
The Spanish goalkeeper endured a nightmare evening when the Red Devils were knocked out of the Europa League by Sevilla in the quarter-finals, and he also took some responsibility for allowing Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan to sneak past him. in the FA Cup final.
De Gea was replaced by Andre Onana at Man United and is yet to be picked up by a new team
As a result of these errors, United opted to let him leave and he was subsequently replaced by Andre Onana.
The Cameroonian has had a difficult start to life at Old Trafford and De Gea has been linked with a sensational return to the club at the end of 2023.
He was also reportedly a target for Newcastle and Nottingham Forest at the start of the year, but neither of those proposals came to fruition.
After 10 months in the wild, De Gea took to social media earlier this week to post a photo of himself training with the message “I’ll be back”, and he appears to be continuing to step up his efforts to to come back. field.
