Fergie close to netting De Gea

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson is set to push his summer spending close to £50 million later this week when he completes the signing of goalkeeper David de Gea.

The Atletico Madrid star arrived in Manchester for a medical yesterday just three days after helping Spain U21s to victory in the European Championship in Denmark.

With United having opened negotiations with the Spanish club some weeks ago, it was only the highly-rated 20-year-old’s involvement in that tournament which held up the deal.