David de Gea is on the 11th floor of Manchester United’s hotel in the centre of Perth being asked about a fax machine. A faulty fax machine, as it turned out.
A fax machine that should have delivered the vital documentation confirming De Gea’s transfer to Real Madrid from Manchester United in the summer of 2015 in exchange for Keylor Navas, had there not been a gremlin in the system.
De Gea could have returned to his hometown and joined a club that went on to win four Champions Leagues in the next seven years.