Is David de Gea's long wait over? Goalkeeper drops cryptic message in possible hint that he has found a new club a year after leaving Man Utd

De Gea spent the entirety of last season unattached, which must have been an unusual experience for a player still only 33 years old and with more than 700 appearances for club and country to his name. But it would appear that the Spaniard's long wait to find a new home is over; he posted a cryptic message on X on Saturday afternoon that appears to suggest a deal has been agreed.

The former Atletico Madrid shot-stopper posted the hourglass emoji, which can be taken to assume that an announcement is incoming.

De Gea's absence in 2023-24 was quite a shock considering the Spanish goalkeeper's obvious talent and the fact that he made 58 appearances for United the season prior. Sure, top managers in the modern era prefer ball-playing goalkeepers - which doesn't suit De Gea's strengths - but he won the Premier League Golden Glove award in his final season at Old Trafford.

De Gea continued to train during his year out of football, vowing to "come back stronger" in an Instagram post from March.

Fingers crossed De Gea has some good news to share soon. Earlier in July, it was reported that the former Spain international was in talks with two Saudi Arabian clubs over a return to the game and it's safe to assume that he still has plenty left to offer. This is, after all, a player who was named in the PFA Team of the Year five times during his United spell and can rightly be considered one of the Premier League's finest ever goalkeepers.