Chelsea & Manchester United target David De Gea cools transfer talk but says decision will be made at end of season

David De Gea, Atletico de Madrid (Getty Images)

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Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League, has conceded that he would find it difficult to leave his boyhood club.

It had been revealed on Wednesday that both Chelsea and Manchester United had made bids for the talented young goalkeeper, with the latter seeming to be the favourite to land the 20-year-old’s signature.

De Gea has a buy-out clause in his contract of £22.3 million, though neither club have triggered the clause and the Spanish youngster has remained defiant that nothing will be decided until the end of the season.

“I haven’t signed anything,” De Gea told the Associative Press.

“I’m happy here and have a contract until 2013, so now the essential target is to get the team into Europe and when the league finishes, we’ll see.

“Until the end of the season, nothing will be decided.

“I’ve been with Atletico for many years and have real affection for the club. If Atletico want to fight for me then it would be very difficult to leave. It is my club forever.”