Iker Casillas would welcome David De Gea at Real Madrid
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Updated 28/05/2015 at 12:23 GMT
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas insists he would welcome the arrival of Manchester United number one David de Gea at the Bernabeu this summer.
Spain team-mates David De Gea and Iker Casillas could soon be club-mates too
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De Gea is under contract at Old Trafford for another season but has been linked with Real after failing to agree to a new deal with the Red Devils.
"If De Gea does come here, he will be welcomed," Casillas said to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.
"Competition is good and there is not a clause in my contract which states that I have to be number one.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas
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"In this club, you have to understand that any day they can sign a goalkeeper or any player and if that is going to increase the level, all the better.
"We have a good relationship and I will give him a helping hand.
"We will have to fight and compete for a place just like we do in the national team."
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David De Gea has been named Manchester United's Player of the Year for the last two seasons
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24-year-old De Gea joined Manchester United from Atletico Madrid in a £17.8million transfer in 2011 and has made 133 appearances for the Barclays Premier League giants.
"De Gea is a great guy and is a goalkeeper for the present and the future," Casillas said. "He is a reality. He can handle pressure.
"To have gone to a big club like Manchester United and shown his worth says a lot, and that experience has served him well."
Casillas is under contract with Los Blancos for another two years, and the Real and Spain captain has no intention of leaving any time soon.
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Real Madrid's captain Iker Casillas and team mates celebrate with the Champions League trophy after defeating Atletico Madrid in the final
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"I don't see myself anywhere else next season," the 34-year-old said. "I've already said that I want to retire here. I would like to end my career at Real Madrid.
"They (the club) recently told me they want me to continue.
"I am a man of challenges and last year I had a big one and I overcame it."
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