Ferguson confirms interest in goalkeeper De Gea

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea is close to joining the English champions.

With 40-year-old Edwin van der Sar retiring, Ferguson says ''we identified him quite a while back as one we should go for.''

Ferguson added that the 20-year-old Spaniard is ''very quick, (with) good composure, presence and an outstanding replacement for Van der Sar.''

Van der Sar is retiring after the Champions League final on Saturday against Barcelona.

Ferguson says ''we were looking for the same type of qualities as Edwin, because the one great quality Edwin always had was his composure and organizational ability. With David De Gea, he is very similar that way.''

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