Manchester United announced their latest permanent departure on Saturday, confirming that goalkeeper David de Gea had left the club following 12 years of outstanding service.
United and the Spaniard failed to reach an agreement over a new contract, resulting in the former Atletico Madrid shot-stopper being released. He has joined the likes of Ethan Laird and Zidane Iqbal in leaving M16 since the transfer window opened last month.
Manager Erik ten Hag, who wants to replace De Gea with Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana, planned to be ruthless when it came to outgoings this summer and De Gea's exit shows that he is putting his plan into practice. However, he now needs to maintain that level of ruthlessness to continue clearing the decks.
