{"id":295733,"date":"2023-11-07T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295733"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:24:38","slug":"manchester-united-fans-call-for-the-club-to-re-sign-david-de-gea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-fans-call-for-the-club-to-re-sign-david-de-gea\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United fans call for the club to RE-SIGN David De Gea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United fans urge the club to re-sign David de Gea and call on them to &#8216;bring him home&#8217; with the Spanish goalkeeper still a free agent after leaving Old Trafford<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United posted a birthday message for former keeper David de Gea\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In response, Red Devils fans called for them to re-sign him and &#8216;bring him home&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Wobbling&#8217; Maguire should have been taken off: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United fans have called for the club to re-sign David de Gea after they shared a birthday message for the goalkeeper on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Red Devils&#8217; official account on X, formerly known as Twitter, took a moment to post a birthday message for De Gea &#8211; who was released by United last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since departing Old Trafford, however, the Spaniard has failed to attract a new club and remains a free agent &#8211; despite winning the Premier League\u00a0Golden Glove in 2022-23.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been rumours circulating that De Gea could land a sensational return to Old Trafford, after he was spotted out at lunch with his former team-mates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And now, after United&#8217;s birthday message, a number of supporters have called on the club to &#8216;bring him home&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/77498747-12720039-image-a-18_1699355571717.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans have called on Manchester United to re-sign David de Gea, who remains a free agent<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/77498707-12720039-image-a-19_1699355575852.jpg\" height=\"930\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The official Manchester United account posted a birthday message for the Spaniard<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X on Tuesday, United shared a graphic that read &#8216;Happy Birthday&#8217; and had a picture of De Gea in the centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response, a number of United fans quickly fired back, with one saying: &#8216;Bring him Home . We want David back say we want David back!!!!!&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Miss Dave so much&#8217;, another said with heart emojis accompanying the message.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One supporter boldly claimed: &#8216;David de Gea, Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s greatest legacy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another fan referenced United&#8217;s current keeper Andre Onana, as they said: &#8216;Better than Andre Onana&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Onana has endured difficulties of his own since joining Manchester United from Inter Milan during the summer window in a deal worth \u00a343million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cameroonian has been the receiving end of mounting criticism after numerous mistakes from the opening couple months of his United career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/77498709-12720039-image-a-20_1699355591397.jpg\" height=\"112\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/77498711-12720039-image-a-21_1699355594210.jpg\" height=\"115\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/77498713-12720039-image-a-22_1699355596593.jpg\" height=\"109\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/77498715-12720039-image-a-23_1699355599254.jpg\" height=\"116\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to call on the club to &#8216;bring him home&#8217; via posts on social media<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/11\/76893905-12720039-image-a-24_1699355630942.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Heaton, Raphael Varane, Bruno Fernandes, de Gea and Victor Lindelof (left to right) met up for a &#8216;coffee and friends&#8217; date at the end of October<\/p>\n<p>De Gea, meanwhile, sent fans into frenzy a cryptic message in an apparent reference to his future on social media last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted a chin rubbing emoji that suggests he is thinking about his future which came just days after he met with former team-mates for a meal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Club captain\u00a0Bruno Fernandes\u00a0took to social media to share his &#8216;coffee and friends&#8217; date with the goalkeeper and a handful of Red Devils stars.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old 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<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12720039\/Man-United-fans-urge-club-sign-David-Gea-call-bring-home-Spanish-goalkeeper-free-agent-leaving-Old-Trafford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United fans urge the club to re-sign David de Gea and call on them to &#8216;bring him home&#8217; 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