David de Gea could feature against Barcelona as Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said he may not buy a striker after all.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal really may not buy a striker yet, while he believes David de Gea will be ready to start against Barcelona on Saturday..
The Premier League giants beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 in the International Champions Cup on Tuesday, all thanks to Juan Mata, Memphis Depay and Andreas Pereira for the goals.
Van Gaal was far from happy with his side's second-half display after he introduced 10 new players at the break.
The Dutchman is still likely to add to his squad, and it was expected a "surprise" striker would be among them.
But Van Gaal said that was not as guaranteed as reports had suggested.
"I don't know if I want to buy a striker," he told a news conference.
"Because I have read in the media that the striker is a surprise. No, I didn't say that, but you are saying that because my answers were like that.
"No, I mean something else."
Speculation also continues to surround De Gea, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid.
The Spain international is sidelined with an unspecified injury, but Van Gaal said the 24-year-old could face Barca on Saturday.
"I have good hope that he can play against Barcelona, but he was still injured. Anders Lindegaard was also injured so that's difficult," Van Gaal said.
He added: "I hope that he can play, and I think that he can play."
Van Gaal also refused to comment on reports that Paris Saint-Germain had sent delegates to London for talks ahead of potentially moving for Angel di Maria .
Let us all hope that David will not let Manchester United and Her fans down...
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