David De Gea insists that the accusations made against him on Friday afternoon are totally false.
The Spanish goalkeeper was the subject of a report in Spanish outlet El Diario that claimed a court had been told that he, and former U21 teammate Iker Muniain, had been implicated in a case of sexual assault.
Rumours circulated that he had been sent home from Spain’s Euro 2016 base but those suggestions proved false and De Gea met the media later on Friday, following a press conference in Ile de Re.
“The first person who was surprised by this news story was me. It’s a lie,” said De Gea, via AS.com, adding “I want to deny it. It’s a lie and it’s false. Nothing more.”
“I never thought about leaving. It gives me more strength to train even harder,” he said.
De Gea "This now in the hands of my lawyers. This gives me more strength to train more, to help the team however I can."
— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) June 10, 2016
De Gea: "I'm still very relaxed, just want to train and do what I like to do. I just want the tournament to start and to play."
— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) June 10, 2016
De Gea: “I was in the room when heard news. Above all I wanted to tell my family, so they know this is all false, and they can be relaxed.”
— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) June 10, 2016
De Gea: "I am a quiet guy and it is difficult that something affects me. And when something is false more reasons not to be affected"
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) June 10, 2016
De Gea: "I know what I have done with my life. It is all false"
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) June 10, 2016
