The girlfriend of David de Gea has dealt a blow to Manchester United 's hopes of keeping him by describing his adopted city as 'not very nice ' . Singer Edurne Garcia , Spain 's Eurovision Song Contest entrant , made the comments on light entertainment show El Hormiguero . Host Pablo Motos asked her : ' I 've been told Manchester is uglier than the back of a fridge . ' Edurne Garcia is the girlfriend of Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea . De Gea has been United 's star player during a difficult season at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal . Garcia told Spanish entertainment show El Hormiguero that Manchester is 'not very nice , that 's for sure ' And rather than leap to the defence of the city where her boyfriend plies his trade , the 29-year-old replied : 'It 's not very nice , that 's for sure . You have to hunt out specific places , the nice places . 'But even then Spain is nicer . The reason I like it is because David 's there . With him being there , everything looks wonderful . ' De Gea , 24 , sees his contract expire at Old Trafford at the end of next season . The 29-year-old singer has fueled speculation that De Gea could be set for a future away from Manchester . De Gea was labelled the best goalkeeper in the world by Roy Keane this week , and may leave United . The Spanish goalkeeper 's Old Trafford contract expires at the end of next season . The keeper has once again been in superb form after a shaky start to his career with the club following his £18.9m switch from Atletico Madrid in 2011 . He has been strongly linked with a summer move to Real Madrid and Garcia 's comments led to speculation she will pressure him to return to his home city . In December , senior officials at United said they were relaxed about his contract situation . Last month De Gea dismissed rumours of a rift between himself and manager Louis van Gaal as 'lies ' but stopped short of committing his future to United . Garcia did not deny that Manchester was 'uglier than the back of a fridge ' De Gea saves a shot from Alexis Sanchez during United 's 2-1 FA Cup defeat against Arsenal .
David de Gea 's girlfriend has revealed her low opinion of Manchester . Edurne Garcia insists she only likes Manchester because De Gea is there . Spanish goalkeeper De Gea has been linked with a move to Real Madrid . The 24-year-old 's Old Trafford contract expires at the end of next season . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .