By 90min Staff
Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been keeping himself fit by using facilities belonging to National League club Altrincham, hinting he could soon return to football.
De Gea left Old Trafford as a free agent last summer after contract talks failed to yield a new deal, remaining without a club ever since as he weighs up his next move.
The former Spain No.1, still only 33 and arguably in the peak years for a goalkeeper's career, has now spent close to a year out of the professional game.
De Gea has continued training throughout that time. On Friday night, he posted a video on Instagram as he was put to work on a routine testing his reflexes and handling.
It was filmed at Altrincham's J. Davidson Stadium and shared to his 15.5m followers with the caption: "We remember. We rebuild. We come back stronger."
Earlier in the week, an Instagram story that has since expired showed similar training exercises and a graphic that read, 'Loading'.
Fifth tier Altrincham have been non-league throughout their 133-year history, most famous for an FA Cup record of 17 giant-killings against football league sides. But the Robins are in just their second ever season as a professional outfit and will imminently contest the National League play-offs.
