5 things Real Madrid should do to sign David de Gea 

#1 Get a Doctor to detail the harms of Vitamin D deficiency

David de Gea on one of those cold English nights.

It is a stereotype that English weather is terrible but it does have some basis in fact. A study once found that 65% of the surveyed Premier League footballers suffered from vitamin D deficiency once the winter months came around. There simply wasn’t enough sunlight for them.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a number of medical issues, including a loss of muscle strength and mass, lower levels of immunity, high blood pressure and even an increased risk of cancer and neurological disorders.

Madrid could therefore make a clear medical argument to De Gea that he would be better off leaving England as soon as possible in order to enjoy the rest of his career in sunny, Vitamin-D-filled Spain. Would he rather live in Manchester, with its 1416 hours of sunshine and 143 rainy days per year or Madrid, with 2,769 hours of sunshine and just 59 rainy days per year?

It’s not the hardest of choices.