A belated farewell! Manchester United officially announces home match against Fiorentina in the summer, fans are ready to pay tribute to De Gea

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea will return to Old Trafford this summer, and the 34-year-old Spanish goalkeeper is not joining the Red Devils again. Fiorentina is ready to extend his contract with doubled salary for a season, and the team has confirmed a warm-up match away from Manchester United this summer.

Manchester United last played against Fiorentina in the 1999/2000 Champions League group stage. Fiorentina, who owns Batistuta, won 2-0 at home. Manchester United then succeeded in revenge at Old Trafford with 3-1 goals, with the goal scorers including York, Roy Keane and Andy Cole.

The two teams will face each other again in 25 years, which also means that De Gea, who played for Manchester United for 12 years from 2011 to 2023, has played more than 500 times, will have the opportunity to play in Dream Theater for the first time. Manchester United fans are ready to welcome his return and pay tribute to him. Two years ago, Manchester United broke his word and canceled the offer to renew his contract. De Gea was forced to leave the team, and fans did not have the opportunity to give him a suitable farewell.

Players like Martial received applause from Old Trafford audiences before leaving the team, but De Gea did not, which made him and the fans feel uneasy. At the pre-season warm-up match between Manchester United and Fiorentina on August 9, home fans will seize the opportunity to express their gratitude to De Gea, who has been elected as the club's best of the year for four times.

That game will also be Manchester United's last game before the start of the new season, and 34-year-old De Gearu will participate in the competition without any accident. A Manchester United fan quickly completed the ticket purchase and said: "We will turn this game into his memorial game. De Gea returns to Old Trafford, and we will all go!" In the past, players who have played for Manchester United for 10 years will be arranged for a charity memorial game, but this tradition has been abandoned after Phil Jones and the COVID-19 pandemic. Carrick became the last player to win the farewell match, and Antonio Valencia did not have a chance afterwards. Manchester United arranged a warm-up match with Fiorentina, which must also be considered by De Gea. Regarding De Gea, whether or not he agrees with the club to clean him, most Manchester United fans hold the same view: "It's time to finally give De Gea a farewell ceremony that should be."

After De Gea left, many Manchester United fans found that it was not easy to find a goalkeeper who really replaced him. Andre Onana, who joined 50 million euros, did not play the legendary level of transmission and control, and made many mistakes. Rumors may be cleansed, and his replacement candidate even included De Gea for one time!

After leaving Manchester United, De Gea stayed away from the stadium for a year and only joined Fiorentina last year. He performed well this season, with "Purple Lily" ranked 8th in Serie A and still has a chance to compete for the European Cup championship.

De Gea recalled his year of leaving professional football, saying: "After playing at the highest level for many years, I just want to relax for a while. Maybe it was the best time of my life. I can finally enjoy the time with my family and friends, and I have rarely seen them in the past 15 years. I had to go back and forth between Madrid and Manchester to test my body and mind."

Manchester United legend Sheringham suggested Onana to keep a low profile and keep her mouth shut and play well. "Onana is very passionate, I appreciate this, but football does not depend on what you have done in the past or what you do in the future. The key is the outcome of the game and performance on the court. Sometimes you need to shut up and say less and do more if you can."