David De Gea: Man Utd deny blame for failed Real Madrid deal

Manchester United say they were not at fault for the collapse of goalkeeper David De Gea's move to Real Madrid.

Real released a statement  saying they did everything they could to complete the £29m deal of the 24-year-old, but missed the deadline by two minutes.
But United say  they submitted all the paperwork two minutes before 23:00 BST.
The Red Devils added: "The club is delighted that its fan-favourite double player of the year, David De Gea, remains a Manchester United player."
De Gea, who is out of contract next year, has not played this season.

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United did not open any channel of negotiation over De Gea until Monday morning.	United did not seek contact from Real for the sale of De Gea. No offer was received until Monday.
Real sent United the contracts at 12:39. United replied eight hours later (20:43), including minor modifications, which Real accepted immediately.	United sent transfer documents for both players to Real at 20:42.
Real sent United the contracts at 22:32, before waiting to receive the final documents signed by United.	Real returned De Gea's documentation without the signatory page at 22:32. At 22:40, major changes came through which put the deals at risk.
United entered the details of the De Gea deal at 23:00, simultaneously sending Real Madrid the contracts. Real received this complete documentation at 23:02 and attempted to access the TMS (Fifa's Transfer Matching System), but it was closed.	Only at 22:55 were the documents needed to cancel De Gea's contract received from Real. At 22:58, the transfer agreement was sent back by United, uploaded onto TMS and accepted - all before the deadline.
All times have been converted to BST. The deadline was at 23:00 BST (midnight Spanish time).

Keylor Navas, 28 - who had been poised to move in the other direction - has been Real's number one since the club allowed Iker Casillas to join Porto.
De Gea joined United from Real's city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2011 in an £18.9m deal.
After several high-profile errors in his first few months in England, he established himself as one of the league's top keepers and made 175 United appearances in total.