Why David de Gea shouldn't leave Manchester United to join Real Madrid

Manchester United’s David de Gea during the match against Crystal Palace

The season is at its tail-end and the rumour mills have been set in motion. Every big team in Europe is being linked to almost every other player, and Real Madrid is no exception.

With a trophy-less season on the cards, the cheque books are flying around at the Bernabeu. After winning 4 trophies in 2014 with a European record streak of 22 wins in a row, nobody expected the Blancos to end without a single trophy by the end of the season.

But now they find themselves facing the said embarrassment and only a major miracle can hand them the La Liga trophy.

The season is yet to be over officially, but that hasn’t stopped Florentino Perez to think about which players to sign in the transfer window. After his worst season as a goalkeeper, it is most likely that Iker Casillas is going to be shown the exit door and the name of the replacement that appears the most is of Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea.

The Manchester United goalkeeper, in contrast, has had his finest season in gloves and he looks to be Madrid’s primary target to replace the legendary World Cup winning captain.

Here, however, are reasons why he shouldn’t join Real Madrid…

Ungrateful Boo-boys

Almost every player that has worn the White of Real Madrid has faced the shame of being booed by the boo-boys at the Bernabeu. Be it Zinedine Zidane or even home-boy Iker Casillas, none have been spared by the hypocrisy of the whistle-lovers.

One look around other European teams, and one could instantly claim that Real Madrid’s fan base are one of the quieters with only a group of fans coming at the stadium with the intention of inflating their tonsils. However, when it comes to whistling and booing their own players, Real Madrid fans are the loudest – at that time, the collective strength of the fans is properly displayed.

This is one of the biggest reasons for the former Atletico starlet to not join the Galacticos. It is almost certain that he is going to have some rough patches in his career and he’s more likely to be booed than backed in those times.

And getting jeered by your own is as depressing as it gets.

His history with Atletico Madrid

David de Gea’s past at Atletico Madrid remains a question for him to answer

David De Gea is not only an Atletico Madrid youth product, he was also their star in goal for two seasons before a deal for him was wrapped up by the Red Devils.

Some of his best games in a goalkeeper’s shirt came during his time with Los Colchoneros, and it would be wise of him to avoid joining bitter rivals as a sign of respect to the club that made him.

If he joins Real Madrid, not only is there a good chance that the Madridistas will boo him during his rough patch, but he is also definitely going to get jeered by Rojiblancos fans during Madrid derbies. During those times, a part of him would certainly loathe the decision of joining the ten time Champions League winning team.

Imagine a scenario where he is going through a bad time and, at the same time, also playing against Atletico Madrid. The collective whistles and jeers from every corner of the stadium would probably rip his soul apart.

The presence of Keylor Navas

Keylor Navas has hardly player at Real Madrid since joining in the summer

The Costa Rican was signed from Levante in the last transfer window at a time when a lot of hype was around him. He came after a sensational World Cup and an unreal season with Levante. Many thought that he would be the first choice for Carlo Ancelotti.

But they were all so wrong.

Compared to Casillas of last season, Keylor Navas was leaps and bounds ahead. In fact, not another goal-keeper did better than him in La Liga – that is including Thibaut Courtois – and only Manuel Neuer could claim to have been better than him. And perhaps Hugo Lloris.

Hence, it surprises one when they see the number of games he was allowed to play this season. The same could happen with either him or David de Gea next season if the young Spaniard is bought.

As it is, Real Madrid actually don’t need a goalkeeper with Navas on board. Ancelotti, or whoever the next coach is, might prefer Keylor Navas over De Gea and that would mean a year of stagnation for the United goalkeeper – something he can’t afford in his best years.

Keylor Navas has already been the victim of this and it would be wise of De Gea to make sure that he learns from the Costa Rican’s mistake.

The rising tide of United

David de Gea has been crucial to Manchester United’s steady comeback this season

Since David de Gea has joined United, they have gone through an erratic period to say the least. After losing the title in his first season to City in the last minute, Sir Alex Ferguson somehow managed to steer the team to a Premier League title in the 2012-13 season and then retired, leaving the team in an absolute mess.

Then came the short David Moyes era – one which United fans would love to shift-delete out of their memory. In what was one of the darkest times for Manchester United, David de Gea shone like a star on a new moon night.

Many a time did he save the club their blushes during that phase. It was, at that point, his best season with the club – and it was during the time when the tide was at its lowest.

After David Moyes came Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman’s career with the club started horrendously, but De Gea stood like a rock in front of the goal still. Finally, the former Bayern manager could steady the ship and United rose steadily and now sit at 4th with just 2 games to go and 6 points above 5th placed Liverpool.

The world around was in chaos, but David de Gea has stood there – unmoved – like the Himalayan mountains and helped the tide to rise. Hence, he leaving now would make little sense since the future looks like bright for the Red Devils and his trophy case with the club hasn’t done justice to the performances he put in for them week-in and week-out – and there’s a chance that it could improve if he stayed.