De Gea was widely touted as the answer to Real Madrid's goalkeeping problem and when the deal to take him to the Bernabeu in 2015 fell through at the death, most thought it was only a matter of time before he made the Los Blancos switch.
UDe Gea wanxuswa kakhulu ukuthi aphendule enkingeni kanozinti weReal Madrid futhi uma isivumelwano sokumyisa eBernabeu ngowezi-2015 sashabalala, abaningi bacabanga ukuthi kwakusele isikhashana ngaphambi kokuba ashintshele kwi-Los Blancos.