'I cried for hours over Man Utd and Real Madrid deal collapsing – it cost me big'

A Real Madrid fable has revealed however helium was connected the verge of joining Manchester United but was aboriginal near successful tears erstwhile his determination to the Premier League powerhouse collapsed

Goalkeeping icon Keylor Navas broke down successful tears erstwhile his high-profile transportation to Manchester United fell through.

However, it wasn't sadness that conjured tears from the Costa Rican connected deadline time successful the summertime of 2015. Navas was being utilized arsenic a bargaining spot for United successful a swap woody that would person seen David De Gea determination to Real Madrid.

The transportation ne'er came to fruition, however, owed to an alleged fax instrumentality malfunction that meant the paperwork wasn't submitted connected time. As a result, some goalkeepers stayed with their respective clubs, and Navas expressed his alleviation that helium got to instrumentality astir successful the Spanish capital.

"I cried that nighttime erstwhile I recovered retired I was staying, it was a build-up of emotions," helium told Spanish vigor presumption Cadena COPE (via the Manchester Evening News) successful September 2015. "I didn't privation to leave, Madrid is my home.

"I ne'er wanted to permission Real Madrid. My cause told maine to beryllium alert to my phone. We had to spell to Barajas [airport], though I ne'er really got connected a level - I was successful a waiting room. I thought that if God wanted maine to permission Madrid, it would beryllium for the best, but helium didn't privation maine to. . ."

Both parties ended up benefiting from the situation, arsenic Navas was Real's no.1 during 1 of the astir palmy spells successful shot history. The 38-year-old was the cardinal antheral betwixt the posts arsenic Real became the archetypal nine to triumph 3 consecutive Champions League titles (or European Cups) since Bayern Munich successful the 1970s.

Premier League champion De Gea - who spent 1 play without a nine earlier signing for Fiorentina past year - couldn't rather replicate his occurrence astatine United. The 34-year-old added an FA Cup to his trophy furniture successful 2016 and aboriginal clinched the Europa League title, on with 2 Carabao Cups.

Navas yet near Madrid successful 2019 and spent the adjacent 5 years connected the books astatine Paris Saint-Germain. He spent the second fractional of the 2022/23 play connected indebtedness astatine Nottingham Forest earlier leaving Paris past twelvemonth with 3 Ligue 1 titles and 3 Coupes de France.

Despite being without a nine since May past year, Navas has not officially announced his status from football. However, his bequest astatine Real cemented his presumption arsenic 1 of the top goalkeepers of his generation, and 1 galore a United instrumentality whitethorn person wished they got their hands connected astir a decennary ago.

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