{"id":291916,"date":"2023-10-10T22:17:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291916"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:17:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:17:17","slug":"de-gea-returns-to-man-united-to-watch-womens-champions-league-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/de-gea-returns-to-man-united-to-watch-womens-champions-league-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"De Gea returns to Man United to watch Women&apos;s Champions League tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>David de Gea returns to Manchester United as the former No 1 watches the club&#8217;s women&#8217;s team in their Champions League qualifier with PSG<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Former Man United star De Gea was in the stands at the Leigh Sports Village<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>De Gea cheered on the club&#8217;s women&#8217;s team in their Champions League\u00a0tie\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was spotted back at the club as he cheered on their women&#8217;s team in a Champions League tie against\u00a0Paris Saint Germain.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard&#8217;s contract at Old Trafford expired at the end of last season and is yet to find a new club despite several links to Saudi Arabia and Spanish sides.<\/p>\n<p>De Gea\u00a0returned to the UK on Monday and is spending a few days sorting out the house in Hale where he lived until leaving United after 12 years in June.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old took the time to show his support to Man United&#8217;s women&#8217;s team at the\u00a0Leigh Sports Village.<\/p>\n<p>Man United were facing PSG in their Women&#8217;s Champions League qualifier, as the club seek to reach the group stage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/21\/76397069-0-image-a-36_1696968629613.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ex-Man United goalkeeper David de Gea watched the club&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Champions League tie<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/21\/76397045-0-image-a-37_1696968633148.jpg\" height=\"1036\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>De Gea posted to Instagram to show his support to Manchester United&#8217;s women&#8217;s team<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/21\/76397455-12616385-image-a-38_1696969380940.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are making their competition debut and are looking to reach the group stage<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The match is Man United&#8217;s first in the competition, after they finished second\u00a0in the Women&#8217;s Super League last season.<\/p>\n<p>As runners-up, the Red Devils enter the Champions League at the second qualifying round stage, one before the group phase.<\/p>\n<p>De Gea also showed his support to the team on Instagram, writing &#8216;Let&#8217;s go!!!&#8217; on a video clip of the team warming up for the match.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish goalkeeper has been based at his family home in Madrid since leaving Man United, joining\u00a0\u00a0is pop star partner Edurne Garcia and their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Yanay at the family home in Madrid. The couple got married in Menorca last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Some United fans have mischievously noted that De Gea remains a free agent amid Andre Onana\u2019s difficult start to life at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>De Gea \u2013 who turns 33 next month \u2013 is understood to be relaxed over his future as he enjoys some well-earned family time, and is not rushing to find a new club.<\/p>\n<p>That may change in January but after spending his last four years at Old Trafford earning \u00a3375,000-a-week, he can afford to bide his time.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12616385\/David-Gea-Manchester-United-womens-Champions-League-PSG.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>David de Gea returns to Manchester United as the former No 1 watches the club&#8217;s women&#8217;s team in their Champions League qualifier with PSG Former <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/de-gea-returns-to-man-united-to-watch-womens-champions-league-tie\/\" title=\"De Gea returns to Man United to watch Women&amp;apos;s Champions League tie\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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