David de Gea will not be leaving Manchester United
despite reports of renewed interest from Real Madrid
this summer, manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed.
De Gea has been a long-term target for the Champions
League and La Liga winners, and came close to joining
them two years ago, but Mourinho believes the Spain
number one has moved on and is happy at Old
Trafford.
Speaking in Santa Clara California ahead United's next
pre-season friendly game against Real, Mourinho said:
"I can guarantee that he's not going this season, and it
is my feeling it will be very difficult for him to go."He is a very honest boy, very straight. He was
contacted for a long time. The club was closed, then we
opened because I always have this feeling that, when a
player has a desire to go, I don't like to stop them
because, in the end, you don't get what you expect
from them.
"So we open it and then we decide to close and I think
the feeling from him is very good. So I am happy and
100% he stays with us."
Mourinho has also insisted he is very happy with his
current group of players and how they are progressing
ahead of the new Premier League season, but he is still
hoping to add at least one more player within a
difficult transfer market.