FC 24: Does David de Gea feature in the game?

It's been nearly five months since FC 24 was released, yet so many questions remain over the whereabouts of certain players, such as David de Gea.

After being signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2011 following an impressive string of performances for Atletico Madrid, de Gea spent 12 seasons at Manchester United, during which he won the Premier League, Europa League, and FA Cup.

Despite achieving great success at United, however, it wasn't quite the fairy tale ending for de Gea, who departed Old Trafford in July last year after failing to agree terms on a new contract. Now a free agent, we're going to find out if you can still use the goalkeeper in FC 24, so let's dive in and take a look!

Is David de Gea in FC 24?

Whether you're wanting to roll back the years by having his card in Ultimate Team or poach him as a free agent for your Career Mode save, you might be wondering if David de Gea is playable in FC 24.

Unfortunately, despite several Title and Squad Updates since the game's launch, de Gea is nowhere to be seen in FC 24, remaining completely absent from both Ultimate Team and Career Mode.

Although de Gea has not retired and remains a free agent in real life, he is not included as a free agent in FC 24 as he doesn't currently play for the Spanish national team.

As is the case with many of the free agents in FC 24, they don't actually play for a club which is officially licensed in the game, but because they still represent a country which is, they can be included.

Reportedly turning down moves to Nottingham Forest and Al-Nassr in recent months, de Gea is still on the free agent market, which is open until 28 March, so if he wants to start playing again sooner rather than later, the clock is ticking.

Unless the 33-year-old decides to hang up his gloves, we will likely see de Gea return to FC 24 once he has joined a new club, as long as they are licensed in the game.

Even if de Gea does call time on his career, EA could celebrate it with an End of an Era item in Ultimate Team, but that will mean he won't be playable in other areas of FC 24 such as Career Mode and Kick-Off.

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