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De Gea having Manchester United medical

ESPN staff
June 27, 2011
David de Gea is set to succeed Edwin van der Sar © Getty Images
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Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea is having a medical at Old Trafford ahead of sealing a long-awaited move to Manchester United.

De Gea, 20, has long been expected to complete a move to Old Trafford and, following the conclusion of his successful European Under-21 Championship campaign with Spain, he is now due to complete the switch, which will reportedly cost £17.8 million.

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina had told La Gaceta: "I very much welcome this news because David is a great keeper. When it becomes official he is going to start working to prove in the Premier League what a good goalkeeper he is."

De Gea arrives to replace Edwin van der Sar, who retired at the end of the season after a six-year spell at Old Trafford in which he won four Premier League titles, the Champions League and League Cup.

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