5. It wasn’t only OPR who wanted him!
A year after QPR’s failed attempt to sign him, Premier League side Wigan Athletic decided to try their luck at signing De Gea. However, they too met the same fate as the Championship side.
Roberto Martinez, the current coach of Belgian, was the manager of the Latics back then. He had claimed that an agreement between Wigan and Atletico had been chiselled out. However, the move failed to materialise as it fell on the final day of the window.
In staying put, De Gea was right for the second time!
