Manchester United Fans Make It Clear They Wouldn't Swap De Gea for Bale

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has been linked with Manchester United for some time, but only recently has a deal that would see David de Gea go the other way been heavily mooted, per James Robson of the Manchester Evening News. 

De Gea has only 18 months left on his contract at Old Trafford and Real are said to be keen to bring him back to Spain. 

Some kind of swap deal involving Bale makes sense, but United fans are having none of it. 

Fan group Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST) put a poll up on their Facebook page asking: "If you had a straight choice to either keep David de Gea or sell him as part of a player exchange deal for Gareth Bale with Real Madrid, what would you choose to do?"

The response? Amazingly, over 99 percent said they would rather keep their goalkeeper than bring in Bale. 

A MUST spokesperson told the Daily Mirror:

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With this in mind it signals the challenge (executive vice-chairman) Ed Woodward and (owners) the Glazers have to get Manchester United's most popular player signed up on a new contract, before Real Madrid attempt to prise him away.

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[Daily Mirror]