Tuesday 1 September 2015 20:29, UK
A row escalated between Manchester United and Real Madrid on Tuesday over the collapsed transfer of David de Gea.
The goalkeeper's move to Madrid was not completed before the Spanish transfer deadline, which passed at 11pm (midnight in Spain) on Monday night.
Both clubs released statements on the deal, which included Real Madrid goalkeeper Kaylor Navas moving to Old Trafford, on Tuesday afternoon and you can read them here.
Real Madrid's 10 point timeline over the David de Gea deal, released on Tuesday afternoon:
1. Man Utd agreed to start negotiations yesterday [Monday].
2. Real Madrid initiated conversation.
3. Man Utd would only do deal if it included Navas.
4. Both clubs agree deal & Madrid send documents to Man Utd at 12.39pm.
5. United replied at 8.39pm asking for some changes which Madrid agree to immediately.
6. Madrid send contracts to Man Utd at 10.32pm & wait for Man Utd to send them back signed.
7. Man Utd agree deal with Navas at 10.53pm and then contract sent to Navas to sign.
8. Man Utd logged in on TMS to log details of De Gea deal, not Navas at 11pm, deadline point in Spain and simultaneously send contracts to Madrid. Madrid receive documents at 11.02pm and tries to access TMS but is closed down.
9. 11.26pm TMS invites Madrid to introduce details of De Gea because the transfer deadline is next day. Madrid, in case there was room to get done, decide to send contracts to league even though they know deadline has passed.
10. Madrid have done everything they could at all times for deal to take place.
Manchester United responded with this statement on Tuesday evening "to provide some clarification with the following facts"
1. 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. No offer was received for David until yesterday.
2. At lunchtime yesterday, Real Madrid made its first offer to buy David. A deal was agreed between the clubs, which included Navas being transferred to Old Trafford. The deals were dependent on each other.
3. In the last several hours of the process, with Navas at the Real Madrid training ground, Real Madrid were controlling the documentation processes of David, Navas and Real Madrid. Manchester United was in control only of the documentation of Manchester United.
4. Manchester United sent transfer documents for both players to Real Madrid at 2042 BST. David's documentation was returned by Real Madrid to Manchester United without the signatory page at 2232 BST.
5. 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 2255 BST were the documents that are needed to cancel David's contract received by Manchester United from Real Madrid.
6. At this point Navas' documentation was still not returned by Real Madrid.
7. At 2258 BST, the transfer agreement was sent back by Manchester United, uploaded onto TMS and accepted - all before the deadline.
8. It is our understanding that the deals couldn't happen because:
- Real Madrid didn't upload David's documents onto TMS in time (Manchester United did)
- Real Madrid didn't upload David's documents to the Spanish league in time, per reports it seems some 28 minutes after the deadline
9. The fact that Manchester United filed the papers on time was acknowledged by the Football Association, who offered to support that claim in any discussions with FIFA. The Club offered this assistance, as well as its own timestamped documents to Real Madrid but they have chosen not to go down this route.
10. Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings. The Club is delighted that its fan-favourite double Player of the Year, David de Gea, remains a Manchester United player.
