David De Gea relishing Manchester United challenge

By Telegraph staff and agencies8:44AM BST 16 Jun 2011Comments The Atletico Madrid keeper, currently on duty with the Spanish Under-21 side at the European Championships, is widely thought to be the man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has pinpointed to replace the retiring Van der Sar. A fee of £18 million has been mentioned for the 20 year-old, but he claims that does not interest him and that if he does move to Manchester, he will only be concerned with ably filling Van der Sar's boots. "I feel incredibly motivated by the fact that Manchester United are thinking about me," he said. "I like the fact that they are considering me as a replacement for a goalkeeper of Edwin van der Sar's calibre. "I will need to keep on striving and working hard, as I am still in the outset of my career, and I still have much to do at this level. Related Articles

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