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John McDougall

'Sad day' - Juan Mata's emotional verdict on David de Gea's Manchester United departure

Juan Mata believes it is a 'sad day' for Manchester United that 'legend David de Gea has departed the club.

The 32-year-old goalkeeper's contract at United expired at the end of June. It was still not out of the question that De Gea could rejoin the club with talks over a new deal expected once his wedding celebrations had finished, but the departure was confirmed on Saturday.

United had wanted to give the Spaniard a deal on reduced wages. That being said, MEN Sport revealed recently that some figures at the club were keen to move on from De Gea, and the club are now focused on signing at least one new goalkeeper, with Inter Milan's Andre Onana at the top of the list.

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