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Major Manchester United transfer boost: Real Madrid give up on signing David De Gea
REAL MADRID will not bid for David De Gea this summer, according to reports in Spain.
Spain's David De Gea is not guaranteed a start at Euro 2016
Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea was thought to have been on Real manager Zinedine Zidane's radar.
Real tried and failed to sign De Gea in last summer's transfer window, with both sides blaming the other for the deal's 11th-hour collapse.
As part of that original deal Keylor Navas was set to join United.
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De Gea only signed a new four-year contract at United last September after failing to secure a move back to Spain.
The former Atletico Madrid player is competing with Porto's Iker Casillas for the no.1 shirt with Spain as the national side prepare to face Czech Republic in their first Euro 2016 group game on Monday.
As for United, manager Jose Mourinho reportedly wants to re-sign former winger Nani, who has a £6.3million release clause at Fenerbahce.