David de Gea poses for official Man Utd pictures as Real Madrid give up the chase

My, doesn't he look happy.

Before you get too excited Manchester United fans, remember that Christian Benteke, Raheem Sterling and Fabien Delph all posed in new jerseys for their teams before moving on. PR and media obligations meant that United, on Tuesday, got their official squad profile pictures and Sky Sports walk-up shots. Any player still receiving a wage from the club would be expected to kit up, queue up and smile when it is your turn. Unless, that is, he was on the verge of a transfer. David de Gea was not exactly beaming in this snap but United fans may well be after news emerged from Spain, this morning, of a Spanish club losing hope. AS report, via Guillem Balague's emphatic article, that De Gea will definitely, 100% be United's goalkeeper for 2015/16. The heel-digging from Manchester United would appear to have worked and Real Madrid will not be paying out €45m for a goalkeeper with only one year left on his contract. What Van Gaal's decision to drop De Gea for Saturday's Premier League opener against Tottenham does for the Spaniard's future is anyone's guess. It seemed like only yesterday that El Confidential, another Spanish newspaper, was claiming de Gea to Real had been completed - €40m transfer and €30m wages over six seasons. Only another month to go before this transfer window closes... [Hat-tip: 101 Great Goals]