De Gea is keen to return to Madrid to be near his family and girlfriend but also feels he owes United a debt

David De Gea has done little to allay fears that he will sign for Real Madrid this summer by refusing to commit his future to Manchester United.

United are still waiting for the Spain goalkeeper to make a choice between signing a new £200,000-a-week contract to stay in Manchester or take up an offer to join Real, who are about to name Rafael Benítez as their new coach after Carlo Ancelotti’s sacking.

Asked about the prospect of returning to his home city of Madrid, De Gea told AS, the Spanish sports newspaper: “We will see what happens regarding my future. Right now I’m on holiday.”

De Gea, 24, who enters the final 12 months of his existing contract this summer, was speaking in Toledo