Real Madrid goalkeeper not worried about David de Gea rumours

Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas insists he is not concerned by rumours linking the club with a summer move for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.

De Gea, 26, came close to joining Madrid in 2015 in a deal that would have seen Navas go the other way only for the Costa Rica international to go on and have a dazzling campaign for the reigning European champions.

However, rumours have resurfaced linking Madrid with a move for the United ace as Florentino Perez looks to sign a big name goalkeeper but Navas says he is relaxed about the situation.

“I try to work hard every day and ignore those sorts of things,” Navas told the club’s official website. “I don’t gain or lose anything with all of that [De Gea talk].

“Madrid has to have the best players and I work hard each day to be the best, be amongst the best players and to be able to stay here for many years to come.

“That’s very important to me [Perez’s support], he’s displayed the trust he has in me. I’m relaxed and I try to repay that faith with saves and by helping the team.”

Navas has struggled to reproduce the kind of performances that helped Madrid win their 11 European trophy last season but he is still among the best shot stoppers in Europe, although perhaps an underrated one.

In the last two La Liga campaigns only three goalkeepers have kept more clean sheets than Navas (17).

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