Premier League - De Gea set to join United
Tue, 24 May 22:50:00 2011
The Spanish youngster, 21, is widely regarded as one of the top goalkeeping prospects in world football, having established himself as Atletico’s number one for the past two seasons.
"We've been working on it for quite a while, we identified him a while back as one we should go for," Ferguson told SkySports after the 2-1 friendly defeat to Juventus on Tuesday.
"He's a young goalkeeper, very quick, with good composure and presence. He's an outstanding replacement for Edwin van der Sar.
"We were looking for someone with the same types of qualities. One great quality Edwin always had was his composure and organisational ability.
"David De Gea is very similar that way."
De Gea had been on a list of possible replacements for the 40-year-old Dutchman and is expected to cost in the region of £18 million.
Eurosport
Tue, 24 May 22:50:00 2011
- Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea is set to join Manchester United as the replacement for retiring star Edwin van der Sar, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed.
The Spanish youngster, 21, is widely regarded as one of the top goalkeeping prospects in world football, having established himself as Atletico’s number one for the past two seasons.
"We've been working on it for quite a while, we identified him a while back as one we should go for," Ferguson told SkySports after the 2-1 friendly defeat to Juventus on Tuesday.
"He's a young goalkeeper, very quick, with good composure and presence. He's an outstanding replacement for Edwin van der Sar.
"We were looking for someone with the same types of qualities. One great quality Edwin always had was his composure and organisational ability.
"David De Gea is very similar that way."
De Gea had been on a list of possible replacements for the 40-year-old Dutchman and is expected to cost in the region of £18 million.
Eurosport