Real Madrid blames Manchester United for failed David De Gea transfer

Real Madrid is stating that the David De Gea transfer did not push through because of Manchester United’s incompetence in submitting the necessary paperwork for the move to be approved and become official.

According to The Guardian, Real Madrid is accusing Manchester United of “taking eight hours to make minor modifications to the agreement.” According to various reports, Spanish and English clubs already agreed to a £29.3 million (AU $63.87 million) transfer fee for the Spanish goalkeepers’ move to Real Madrid.

Despite the disappointment by Real Madrid, reports state that it won’t appeal and will accept that De Gea will remain with the Red Devils until January 2016.

Meanwhile, United has denied they were at fault in the failed transfer of De Gea stating different factors why the deal did not push through.

“Manchester United notes Real Madrid’s statement on the attempt to sign David De Gea and sell Navas to Manchester United. The club feels compelled to provide some clarification with the following facts,” the team’s official website stated. “Manchester United did not seek contact from Real Madrid for the sale of David. David is a key member of our squad and the club’s preference was not to sell.”

“Manchester United sent transfer documents for both players to Real Madrid at 20:42 BST. David’s documentation was returned by Real Madrid to Manchester United without the signatory page at 22:32 BST. At 22:40 BST, minutes before the deadline, major changes to the documentation came through to Manchester United which immediately put the deals at risk. Only at 22:55 BST were the documents that are needed to cancel David’s contract received by Manchester United from Real Madrid.”

De Gea, who is from Madrid, Spain, has played for Atletico Madrid from 2008 to 2011 and has been with Manchester United since 2011. He has also represented the Spanish soccer national team since 2004 as part of their youth teams and senior team.

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