De Gea: Real blame United

Real Madrid have pointed the finger at Manchester United following the collapse of the deal to take David de Gea to the Bernabeu, Skysports reports.

De Gea will be staying at United after Real Madrid decided not to appeal to La Liga – and then issued a statement in which they laid out their version of events, blaming United for the breakdown of the move.

A £29.5m deal – with Real keeper Keylor Navas moving in the opposite direction – was agreed on Sunday only to founder at the last minute due to an administrative hitch.

It initially seemed the deal had simply stalled after documents were received 28 minutes after the Spanish transfer deadline at midnight on Monday.


But Skysports consequently learned from Spanish league officials that they did not receive any paperwork from Real over the transfer.

United insisted they signed and sent all relevant documentation on time and that they have the evidence to prove it but Real have now released a 10-point statement which seeks to clarify their version of events.

In the statement, Real claimed United did not open negotiation until Sunday morning – although they say an agreement was reached and contracts exchanged by 12.39pm (BST).

The 10-time UEFA Champions League winners added that United sent amendments to the contracts some eight hours later and that “all changes were accepted immediately by Real Madrid” before the signed documents were sent back to Manchester at 10.32pm.