David de Gea never considered retirement despite spending over 12 months out of football between his Manchester United exit and his arrival at Fiorentina.
De Gea left Manchester United as a free agent in 2023 after being heavily criticised throughout Erik ten Hag s first season at Old Trafford, with Andre Onana replacing him with a view towards implementing a more possession-based approach.
The Spaniard won one Premier League title, one FA Cup, two EFL Cups and the Europa League throughout his 12-year stay with United, while Petr Cech (162) is the only goalkeeper to ever better his 147 Premier League clean sheets.
However, he found it difficult to find another club and spent the entire 2023-24 campaign out of the game amid rumours linking him with a move to Saudi…