Real Madrid are trying to set the record straight amid reports that they did not file the correct data with the soccer authorities to sign Manchester United’s David de Gea on Monday.
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With the Spanish transfer window closing on Monday at 6 p.m. ET, a deal for De Gea moving to Madrid and Keylor Navas moving to Manchester collapsed late on despite everyone agreeing on the deal.
Now, with both clubs left embarrassed and having two unhappy goalkeepers, each have tried to explain that they did nothing wrong as time ran out on this deal, despite everyone knowing De Gea wanted to move to Real for months and not remain at United with less than a year left on his current contract.
The big question is, after advances from Real this summer, why did United only wait until yesterday, the final day of the Spanish transfer window, to initiate contact with Real about selling De Gea?
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In a statement on their website Real Madrid released the following 10 points on the non-transfer, with the Spanish side seemingly far from impressed with the idea that they were to blame for the collapse:
As the events of yesterday in relation to the alleged hiring of David de Gea, Real Madrid wishes to state:
1. Manchester United did not open negotiation for the federal rights of David de Gea until yesterday morning.
2. Real Madrid, despite the difficulties of an operation of this kind in the last day of registration, agreed to begin these talks.
3. Manchester United yesterday morning makes it contingent on reaching an agreement with Real Madrid player Keylor Navas to be incorporated to the British club this season, and reports that it is in contact with representatives of the player.
4. Real Madrid and Manchester United reach a rapid agreement on the transfer of both players. After the drafting of the relevant contractual documents and in order to proceed with sufficient time to process both the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) as its entry in the LFP time, Real Madrid and Manchester United forwards contracts at 13:39 Spanish time.
5. The Manchester United sent its comments to the contracts eight hours later, at 21:43 Spanish time, including minor modifications. Not being relevant, all changes were accepted immediately by Real Madrid, with the intention to register the player with both TMS and Professional Football League.
6. Real Madrid, after the signatures of the players De Gea and Keylor Navas, sent the English club said contracts signed at 23:32 Spanish time, we await to receive the final documents signed by Manchester United.
7. Manchester United reached the final agreement with the representatives of Keylor Navas at 23:53 Spanish time and is at that time when the contracts are sent to the player to be signed.
8. Manchester United entered the TMS data from the operation of David de Gea, not those of Keylor Navas, at 00:00 Spanish time, simultaneously referring to Real Madrid transfer contracts signed. Real Madrid receives the full documentation at 00:02 and tries to access the TMS but it was already closed.
9. At 00:26 Spanish time the computer system of FIFA TMS makes an invitation to Real Madrid to fill the data player David de Gea, given that the deadline for registration in England remains open to this day. Real Madrid, in the eventuality of a contentious course of the transfer of the player, decided to refer the contract to the Professional Football League, even knowing that the deadline had expired.
10. In short, Real Madrid has done everything necessary, and at all times, to implement these two transfers.
