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Spain and Manchester United goalkeeper, David de Gea has revealed that he was on the verge of Joining Wigan Athletic at some points in his career.
Wigan Athletic almost signed De Gea in 2009, as at then they were still featuring in the English Premier League.
At that time, the 2013 FA Cup winners were managed by now Belgium national team coach, Roberto Martinez.
De Gea said he almost moved there just 18 months before joining United.
He struggled to get game time at Atletico Madrid and became very frustrated to the point of asking for a transfer.
However, the Spanish Goalie decided to stay back and gather more experience.
He later established himself as Atletico’s No.1 before he joined Sir Alex Ferguson’s United in 2011.
“I was in Atletico and it was the same season I made my debut,” De Gea, who now has 45 caps for Spain, told BT Sport’s What I Wore.
“I was like the third keeper and did not even count for the team much, just training. Nothing else.
“So Wigan got in contact with me just to sign for them and I was very, very close to signing for Wigan.”
David de Gea Quintana is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the Spain national team.
During the mid-2010s, he was widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.