“The David de Gea Transfer Saga”
PART 1 :
One of the most dramatic & hottest transfer sagas of this summer came to an end after Manchester United & Real Madrid reached an agreement for the transfer of De Gea for around € 29 million last night.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted on David de Gea’s supposed return to Spain.
Losing De Gea is bad news. Thought he'd be worth more than that too. It has been a bad couple of days for United. sportlobster.com/post/588019/lo…
I feel for Louis Van Gaal losing David De Gea. I forget how blessed I am having both Simon Mignolet and Adam Bogdan at my disposal.
More space in the directors' box with Lindegaard gone and de Gea going
https://twitter.com/neymarred/status/638410145924546560
https://twitter.com/themasterbucks/status/638408639598891008
Ronaldo, Bale, De Gea and Ramos all in the same XI. United fans should be careful what they wish for. ☺
De Gea leaving the Premier League because he knows he'll never be as good as Courtois. Fair play, I would too.
REPORT: Keylor Navas has agreed to join Manchester United. De Gea deal is done. (via @GuillemBalague) #MUFC
Players Man United have sold this summer: De Gea Di Maria Valdes Rafeal Nani Falcao Van Persie Who's a selling club?
People abusing De Gea need to grow up. A Spanish goalkeeper, with a Spanish girlfriend, wanting to return to Spain. Hardly a betrayal.
https://twitter.com/not_motd/status/638414466875584513
It was a worthy David De Gea effort, Juan.
Keilor #Navas to @ManUtd in #DeGea deal with @realmadrid #DeadlineDay
https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/638404205120720896
"I wouldn't join Real Madrid even if they offered me a blank cheque." - David de Gea in 2011. (Source: Cadena SER via: @RafaelH117)
https://twitter.com/footy_jokes/status/638312824331223040
“The David De Gea Transfer Saga”
PART 2:
But it didn’t take much long for the tables to over-turn. The deal between Real & United collapsed after the documents of David de Gea weren’t presented to the La Liga Officials on time.
Here’s how the Twitter World responded.
Now we are hearing that United did send the documents on time but in a format that couldn't be opened at the LFP. Windows 95?
I remember I had an issue with a fax machine once. Ended up with Dejan Lovren They can be very unreliable
The documents did not arrive on time!!!!!! Presentation was ready. All agreed. But as it stands de Gea stays at MUFC!!
Real Madrid trying to open Manchester United's De Gea transfer documentation like... pic.x.com/7P21ay3do3
Florentino cock-up! Today's cover of AS reflecting on Madrid missing out on signing De Gea.
https://twitter.com/footy_jokes/status/638584377090273280
How two of the biggest clubs who negotiate a deal for De Gea for weeks fail to get the paperwork done in time is beyond me.
David de Gea after Man Utd told him the paperwork didn't go through in time.
https://twitter.com/footballltrolls/status/638607597617184768
You wake to the news that the #DeGea deal is OFF! Paperwork not received on time. Who still uses Windows 95 anyway?
De Gea and Infosys employees will have something in common now. A year on the bench.
some hackers behind the De Gea drama. pic.x.com/PkJT7ZpSvt
https://twitter.com/total_futbol_/status/638540860737613824
https://twitter.com/rmadridhome/status/638527432220217345
Sources from LFP say that there is no possibility that De Gea can join RM now. [ectv]
https://twitter.com/footyhumour/status/638503082821844993
https://twitter.com/90thmin/status/638497685859921920
‘I’ll just send you the documents on my invisible typewriter’ #DeGea pic.x.com/orVCweYHGZ
'Ridículo' - The De Gea fiasco summed up perfectly in the Spanish press. (Source: MARCA)
https://twitter.com/footballvines/status/638490538900094976
In the next episode of the De Gea saga: Woodward calls Harvey Specter to take Perez to court. Perez calls Dexter to assasinate Woodward.
Real Madrid released a ten-point official statement.
The ten-point statement read as the following:
1. Manchester United did not agree to open any negotiations over the federative rights of David de Gea until yesterday morning.
2. Real Madrid, despite the difficulties entailed in carrying out a deal of these characteristics on the final day of registration, agreed to initiate these talks.
3. When Manchester United agreed to negotiate yesterday morning, they made it subject to reaching an agreement with Real Madrid’s Keylor Navas for the player to join the British club from this season, and stated that it was in contact with the aforementioned player’s representatives.
4. Real Madrid and Manchester United quickly reached an agreement for the transfers of both players. Following the drawing up of the relevant contractual documentation required, and with the purpose of proceeding with enough time to process both FIFA’s Transfer Matching System (TMS) and the registration with the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, Real Madrid sent Manchester United the contracts at 13.39 Spanish time.
5. Manchester United sent their remarks regarding the aforementioned contracts eight hours later, at 21.43 Spanish time, including minor modifications. As these modifications were not significant, they were all accepted immediately by Real Madrid, with the intention being able to register the player on time both via TMS and with the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
6. Real Madrid, having obtained the signatures of the players De Gea and Keylor Navas, sent the British club the aforementioned signed contracts at 23:32 Spanish time, before waiting to receive the final documents signed by Manchester United.
7. Manchester United reached a final agreement with the representatives of Keylor Navas at 23:53 Spanish time, and it is at this point that the contracts were sent to the player to be signed.
8. Manchester United entered the details of the David de Gea deal, not those of Keylor Navas, at 00:00 Spanish time, simultaneously sending Real Madrid the signed transfer contracts. Real Madrid received this complete documentation at 00:02 and attempted to access TMS, but it was now closed.
9. At 00:26 Spanish time, FIFA’s TMS invited Real Madrid to fill out the details of the player David de Gea, as the period of registration in England remains open until today. Real Madrid, in view of the possible eventuality of an administrative dispute over the player’s transfer, decided to send the contracts to the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, despite the knowledge that the deadline had passed.
10. In short, Real Madrid did everything necessary at all times to complete both transfers.