David de Gea: I'll snub Barcelona to stay with Man Utd

Posted Friday, March 22, 2013 by The Sun

David de Gea: I'll snub Barcelona to stay with Man Utd
STOP GEA ... keeper aims to stay at Utd

DAVID DE GEA last night vowed to snub Barcelona and stay at Manchester United.

The Red Devils goalkeeper has been linked with a switch to the Nou Camp to replace want-away star Victor Valdes.

The Madrid-born star said: “I know things have been said and written but I have a contract. I’m very well in Manchester.

“It is not just my name that appears. At Barca, Valdes is still the keeper and
Madrid is my city, one day I’d like to return.

“But now I hope to stay in Manchester for a long time and win a lot of titles.”
The 22-year-old has come under huge pressure since joining United in July 2011 but paid tribute to boss Alex Ferguson for helping him to live with the criticism.

He added: “Sir Alex is more than a manager. He controls everything in the team. He’s a father for all those who come to the club. For that he is the best.”

De Gea’s recent form has been so good that he has been called up by World and European champions Spain.

Vicente Del Bosque’s side have a World Cup qualifying double header at home to
Finland tonight and away in France on Tuesday.

De Gea said: “A footballer has to get used to good and bad words.

“At times things are said that don’t make a lot of sense and it is part of the job to know how to live with that. The best thing is to know who you are always.”

Something else De Gea and United have had to live with is being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

The Spaniard insists Nani’s ‘unfair’ red card let Real come from behind and win 2-1 at Old Trafford earlier this month.

De Gea revealed: “Sir Alex has a lot of character and on that day he was very angry, although deep down what he felt more was pride for his team.

“We were superior to Madrid and deserved more but there were situations — unfair decisions and we were knocked out.

“Football is like that and in that type of game details leave you knocked out. The expulsion of Nani marked the game and the tie. Without that red card it would be Manchester United in the quarter-finals.”