So it seems like David De Gea's attempt to engineer a move has fallen through at the last moment and the Spanish keeper will remain at Manchester United.
So it seems like David De Gea's attempt to engineer a move has fallen through at the last moment and the Spanish keeper will remain at Manchester United. According to the Telegraph, Real Madrid aren't going to contest the transfer's failure which will make things rather awkward for David De Gea. He will have to re-earn the trust of his colleagues and manager Louis Van Gaal. Meanwhile, the Manchester United faithful and neutrals went to town, mocking Real's efforts to land the deal.
Why the David De Gea transfer didn't go through
FIFA rules state that players can only be registered during one of two annual transfer periods -- the other is in January -- with the exception being if their contract has expired before the end of a registration period. Sports daily As quoted unidentified Spanish league sources as saying the paperwork had not been delivered until 28 minutes past midnight, while rival paper Marca reported that Real had proof the paperwork arrived at one minute before midnight and were still expecting the transfer to go through. Real, the Spanish league and FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. A spokesman for United said the club did not comment on the transfer market. (Read: Twitter hails Ed Woodward for sabotaging David De Gea deal)
According to FIFA rules, for a player to transfer to another country, their new club and his previous club have to submit certain information and documentation to the world governing body's so-called Transfer Matching System The TMS then generates an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) which permits the transfer of the player's registration from one country to another. As things stand, De Gea, whose deal with United expires at the end of the season, could find himself out in the cold, at least until the end of the year.
(Read: Why David De Gea's deal fell through) As the transfer saga rumbled on, United coach Louis van Gaal left the 24-year-old former Atletico Madrid keeper out of the squad for the Premier League club's opening games of the season, with Argentina international Sergio Romero playing instead.
This GIF probably sums up all the United fans right now:
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