Fans slam ‘tone deaf’ Man Utd for ‘shameful’ comment on David de Gea’s wedding photos… on day they made him unemployed
DAVID DE GEA tied the knot to bride Edurne – and the club who made him unemployed on his wedding day were among the first to congratulate him.
But furious fans hit back at Manchester United and blasted them for “treating him terribly” and were accused of being “tone deaf” on social media.
We exclusively revealed how the 32-year-old is a target for Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr as his United career hits breaking point.
The Spanish keeper could be the latest top player to head for Saudi Arabia, with a potential £250,000-a-week contract to play with his old Red Devils team-mate.
De Gea £375,000-a-week deal expired on Friday but he was offered reduced terms at Old Trafford as SunSport revealed — and those included clauses based on appearances that would hike up his money.
United grew fed up waiting for an answer as Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag actively pursued other options with Inter Milan’s Andre Onana his top choice.
But he has been sensationally asked not to join another club despite his contract being up at United.
De Gea had already been asked to take a wage reduction to £200,000-a-week.
Then that offer was pulled because it is clear manager Ten Hag is looking elsewhere but that search is being hampered by a limited transfer budget and the priority to get a new striker.
United are now effectively asking the player to hang around in case they cannot find a new number one within their transfer budget.
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De Gea is now a free transfer agent but would still ideally stay at Old Trafford if they can reach a compromise over new terms.
But yesterday, after waking up unemployed, he put those employment issues to one side as he got hitched to singer, TV presenter and actress Edurne Garcia, 37.
The loved-up couple held their pre-wedding bash on the Spanish island of Menorca then the big day arrived on Saturday.
Edurne looked stunning in her white dress as she looked lovingly at her fella, decked out in a grey suit, white shirt and tie.
De Gea shared snaps of him and his new wife on Instagram and captioned them with: “We couldn’t be happier!”
The well-wishes soon flooded in, with United’s official Insta account among the first as they wrote alongside a love heart emoji: “Felicidades, David.”
However, furious fans soon responded to that comment as they blasted the club and claimed they “had no shame” amid the contract situation.
One fan wrote: “You made him a free agent after years of Excellent loyal service and have the cheek to comment, as a MU fan, f*** off.”
Another said: “Are u kidding?? You let this man lose a job in a wedding day.”
“Are you kidding,” asked a fellow supporter as another called it “foul behaviour” and another comment read: “This club has no shame… you’ve been so disrespectful to him!”
Another comment read: “~As a fan since I was 12 years old this club is incredibly tone deaf and treat legends like s. Don’t f*** around with his money and future but come and wish him well on his wedding day it’s two faced.”
As another added: “So that’s the way you treated a 12-years Red Devils, bravo.”
De Gea racked up a club record for a goalkeeper of 545 appearances, surpassing the previous highest set by 1968 European Cup winning legend Alex Stepney, and was part of their last title-winning side in 2013 under Sir Alex Ferguson.
He finished this season with the golden glove as well after 17 clean sheets in the Premier League, the second time he has won it after keeping 18 in 2017-18.
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