David de Gea: Spanish keeper confirms he is leaving Manchester United

Spanish keeper David de Gea says helium is leaving Manchester United this summer, saying "it's the close clip to undertake a caller challenge".

De Gea has been astatine United for 12 years and played successful 545 games.

"I conscionable wanted to nonstop this farewell connection to each Manchester United supporters," helium wrote successful a societal media post.

De Gea started his vocation astatine Atletico Madrid, but joined United for £18.9ml successful 2011.

He added: "I would similar to explicit my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the emotion from the past 12 years. We've achieved a batch since my beloved Sir Alex Ferguson brought maine to this club.

"I took unthinkable pridefulness each clip I pulled connected this shirt, to pb the team, to correspond this institution, the biggest nine successful the satellite was an honour lone bestows upon a fewer fortunate footballers.

"It's been an unforgettable and palmy play since I came here. I didn't deliberation from leaving Madrid arsenic a young lad we would execute what we did together.

"Now, it's the close clip to undertake a caller challenge, to propulsion myself again successful caller surroundings.

"Manchester volition ever beryllium successful my heart, Manchester has shaped maine and volition ne'er permission me."

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