TRANSFER NEWS: MAN UTD HIT BACK AND BLAME REAL MADRID FOR DE GEA DEAL COLLAPSE

The Liga giants claimed they had done "everything necessary" to complete the deal, but the Red Devils have contested that suggestion and say the Spanish side are at fault..Manchester United have hit back at Real Madrid after being accused by the Spanish club of being responsible for the collapse of David De Gea's move.

The Liga giants released a lengthy statement earlier on Tuesday in which they insisted they had done "everything necessary" to complete a deal, instead blaming United for the last-minute hitch.

But the Red Devils have offered a different version of events and believe they fulfilled their side of the deal, with the transfer actually failing to get over the line because Madrid did not upload De Gea's documents to either the TMS (Transfer Matching System) or Spanish league on time.

United also refute suggestions that they only opened negotiations on Monday, instead saying that Madrid's deadline day offer was the first official bid that had been made throughout the entire summer.

Despite the messy saga, and despite coming so close to replacing De Gea with Keylor Navas, the Red Devils were keen to stress that the Spanish shot-stopper is still very much a part of the first-team scene at Old Trafford and are "delighted" he remains at the club.