David de Gea included in Manchester United’s Champions League squad

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 by theguardian.com

• Dea Gea will be cup-tied if Louis van Gaal plays him in competition
• Any appearance could scupper January move to Real Madrid

David de Gea, who is currently away with the Spain squad, looks set for a Manchester United recall after the international break.

David de Gea has been included in Manchester United’s Champions League squad after his move to Real Madrid collapsed on Monday.

The Spain goalkeeper has yet to feature for United this season as Louis van Gaal said he was not in the right frame of mind to play while a transfer to Madrid remained a possibility. But as the Spanish transfer deadline closed on Monday night, an issue with paperwork meant a deal did not happen and it leaves De Gea at Old Trafford until January at the earliest.

Should De Gea play in the group stage of the Champions League, he would be cup-tied should Real revive their interest in the winter transfer window. The 24-year-old looks set to be recalled by Van Gaal after being named in his European squad, with his fellow goalkeeper Victor Valdes omitted from the list published by Uefa and United.

The £36m recruit Anthony Martial is also included on a 26-player list, along with Van Gaal’s other five summer signings in Sergio Romero, Matteo Darmian, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay.

United will face Depay’s former club PSV Eindhoven as well as CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg in Group B after a favourable draw, returning to the competition after a one-year absence having come through a qualifying round against Club Brugge.