​De Gea: No bad blood between van Gaal and I despite transfer saga

Published on: 13 November 2015

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has revealed there are no hard feelings between himself and manager Louis van Gaal following the messy transfer saga involving the Spanish shot-stopper this summer.

De Gea had been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid, but a deal never materialised.

"From the first day I came back, after all that happened, he [Van Gaal] gave me a lot of confidence, told me I would play, to relax and keep doing what I had done before," de Gea told ESPNFC.

"He is a joker, he makes a lot of jokes. Now and again [he] likes to do something so that there is a good mood. But we talk mostly about football. From outside, you see a person with a lot of character, which is what he is.

"He is a hard and strong coach, but that is what we also try to transmit out on the pitch - that aggression and that attitude the coach has. He is very methodical, and in the end things are going well for us.

"In the end it is hard to be friends with any coach - you have a lot of respect for him, but it is difficult to be their friend. But he is a good person.

"You can talk with him about anything you want, and face to face he is sincere. We have a normal relationship between a coach and player. We both want what is best for the club."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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