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#2 He has a close relationship with David De Gea
This revelation will be music to the ears of the Real Madrid faithful. The club's long-term goalkeeping target and arguably the best in the business, David De Gea shares a close bond with the new manager. If you connect the dots, we may well see De Gea in Real Madrid colours after the World Cup.
De Gea's agent Jorge Mendes is close to Julen Lopetugui which may further aid Real Madrid's cause. Lopetegui's move to the Bernabeu was masterminded by agent Carlos Bucero - a man said to be on excellent terms with Mendes and De Gea.
Also, the Spanish boss has always spoken highly of his no.1 goalkeeper. And the duo go a long way back too. It was De Gea who was the goalkeeper in Lopetugui's Spain's U-21 team that won the European Championship in 2013.
