David Ge Gea caught stealing dougnut from Tesco allegedly

30 September 2011 10:17
David de Gea might earn ?35,000 a week but that didn't stop the Manchester United keeper allegedly stealing a ?1.19 doughnut from Tesco.[LNB]The Spaniard waltzed into the store in Atrincham, Greater Manchester with two friends before wolfing down the tasty treat, it is being claimed.[LNB]De Gea apparently tried to make a speedy exit but was spotted on CCTV and quizzed by security staff - one of whom spoke Spanish.[LNB] Sticky-fingered: David de Gea was apparently caught in Tesco[LNB]They left the star in no doubt that he had made a howler but stopped short of taking any further action or calling the police.[LNB]'The security guards who monitor the CCTV watched two of them take a doughnut each out of the Krispy Kreme cabinet,' a source claimed in The Sun.[LNB] 'They weren't very subtle. They swaggered in chatting loudly in Spanish.[LNB]'Incredibly, they then appeared to try to leave without paying or buying anything else for that matter.'[LNB]The source said that when challenged and ushered into the search room, de Gea did not seem to know what was going on and 'looked pretty embarrassed'.[LNB]A Tesco spokesman said: 'A customer was spoken to by our security team and the issue was resolved.'[LNB] Smart stop: De Gea has impressed recently after a shaky start at United[LNB]The store has a strict policy of a three-month store ban for alleged shoplifters.[LNB]At training on Friday, De Gea was reportedly ribbed by his United team-mates who offered to buy the hard-up keeper another round of doughnuts.[LNB]The young goalkeeper is regarded as one of the best in the world and commanded a fee of ?17.8 million when United signed him from Athletico Madrid.[LNB]But his Old Trafford career got off to a shaky start before he began to find his feet between the posts.[LNB] Big-money buy: Sir Alex Ferguson paid ?17.8m for De Gea in the summer[LNB]His boss Sir Alex Ferguson is fully behind his No 1 keeper. [LNB]He said of de Gea earlier this month: 'He's 20 years of age and doesn't know the culture of the country.[LNB]'That's a lot to deal with but he has shown great composure about the whole thing.[LNB]'He's not got himself flapping about the goalmouth. I think he's absolutely outstanding. The boy is tremendous.'[LNB]  Defiant De Gea passes Stoke's physical examination at The BritanniaDe Gea put through special training regime to get keeper ready for Stoke bombardmentPallister's advice to De Gea: You'll be incredible if you bulk upAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion [LNB]

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