Real Madrid publish 10 point statement explaining failed David De Gea transfer

Real Madrid publish 10 point statement explaining failed David De Gea transfer

Real Madrid have published a 10-point statement explaining their failed transfer of David de Gea, placing the blame on Manchester United.

The club say that the Red Devils only entered the data into the FIFA transfer management system at midnight, when the Spanish window shut. 

That left Los Blancos no time to complete the deal, which would have seen Keylor Navas joining United as part exchange for the Spanish goalkeeper. 

Here is Madrid's 10 point statement: 

1. Manchester United did not open negotiations for the rights of David de Gea until yesterday morning.

2. Real Madrid, despite the difficulties of an operation of this kind on the last day of registration, agreed to begin these talks.

3. When Manchester United started negotiations yesterday morning they made it contingent on reaching an agreement with Real Madrid player Keylor Navas who would have to move to the British club this season, and they reported that they were in contact with representatives of the player.

4. Real Madrid and Manchester United reached a rapid agreement on the transfer of both players. After drafting the relevant contractual documents required, and in order to proceed with sufficient time to process them in the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS), and with the LFP in time, Real Madrid sent Manchester United the contracts at 13:39 Spanish time.

5. Manchester United sent back their comments on said contracts eight hours later, at 21:43 Spanish time, including small modifications. Due to not being relevant, all of the modifications were accepted immediately by Real Madrid with the intention of being able to register the player on time in the TMS and with the LFP.

6. Real Madrid, having obtained the signatures of David De Gea and Keylor Navas, sent the English club the signed contracts back at 23:32 Spanish time, 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 was at this time that the contracts were sent to the player to be signed.

8. Manchester United entered into the TMS all the information for the De Gea deal, but not those for Keylor Navas, at 00:00 Spanish time, sending back to Real Madrid at the same time the signed transfer contracts. Real Madrid received the completed documentation at 00:02 and tried to access the TMS, but found it to already be closed.

 

9. At 00:26 Spanish time the FIFA computer system, TMS, invited Real Madrid to fill in the details for David De Gea, given that the registration period in England continues to be open until today. Real Madrid, with the prospect of contention over the player's transfer, decided to send the contracts to the LFP, even knowing that the period had expired.

 

10. Essentially, Real Madrid did everything necessary, at all times, to ensure that these two transfers happened.