Source: Telegraph
Real Madrid accuse Manchester City of being 'unprepared' for failing to sign Fernando Gago
City moved in for Gago after their attempt to bring McDonald Mariga from Parma broke down and he joined Inter Milan instead. [LNB]Real Madrid's sporting director Jorge Valdano said: "They had nothing prepared, not even one document signed. [LNB]"They had not reached an agreement with the player and they would have needed to do everything in 40 minutes." [LNB]Gago's agent Marcello Lombilla added. "City used us. This has never happened to me before. [LNB]"I don't want to talk about the figures that City were offering because they approached Madrid without even knowing there wasn't physically enough time to put something together." [LNB]City believe they were only held up because they respected Fifa rules on transfers which state that a player should not be approached by a club until they have agreed a transfer fee.[LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB]
