When Real Madrid scored two consecutive wins in the New Year, the club seemed to have a new atmosphere for the New Year and everything was thriving.
Calderón was also actively recruiting for the "winger" requested by Bosque.
But a basin of cold water was suddenly poured over the entire Bernabéu!
Calderón was carefully reading the information of an Argentine player in his office. It was Di Maria, who had played against Qin Xiong at the Beijing Olympics.
Calderón did want to bring a winger to Bosque, but the player to buy must be worthy of Real Madrid's level.
At that moment, Mijatović pushed the door open and entered. Calderón said unhappily, "Can't you knock on the door? This is the chairman's office. "
Mijatović did not care to say anything else. He picked up the remote control on the table and turned on the TV. Then he switched to the Spanish sports channel and motioned for Calderón to watch patiently.
Calderón saw an interview on the TV. In the picture, UEFA spokesman Gaillard regretfully said in an interview with Spanish television, "Only one player between Huntelaar and Lassana, who Real Madrid brought in in the winter, can play in the Champions League. The rules are the rules. We are unlikely to change the rules during the season. "
Gaillard said, "That is to say, only one of these two players can play in the Champions League, either Huntelaar or Lassana."
Mijatović turned off the TV and turned to look at Calderón. He thought Calderón would be furious or seek a solution, but Calderón said lightly, "Both Huntelaar and Lassana will be able to play in the Champions League."
His words seemed to be the final word and full of confidence.
Mijatović knew that Calderón had a good personal relationship with the UEFA president, Platini. But in this case, he did not think that a personal relationship could reverse the current situation. But since Calderón had said so, Mijatović had to leave.
But in less than two hours, UEFA gave a positive official response, which was equivalent to a "closing statement!"
The UEFA spokesman made it clear that Real Madrid could only choose one player between Lassana Diarra and Huntelaar in the Champions League roster.
Due to their ignorance of the relevant UEFA rules, Real Madrid created the biggest joke of the winter transfer market this year!
At the same time, Real Madrid could not find the winger that Bosque needed because a player of Di Maria's caliber had already represented the club in this season's UEFA Europa League.
The Spanish media revealed that this was all because Real Madrid had handed over the transfer authority to Mijatović and his deputy, Carlos Bucero.
UEFA rules stipulated that a maximum of three players could register for the Champions League in the winter transfer market. However, if they had already participated in the UEFA Europa League in the first four months, then only one of the three players could participate in the Champions League in the second half of the season.
In other words, because Huntelaar and László Diarra had both played in the UEFA Europa League, only one of them could play in the Champions League.
After research, Real Madrid officials concluded that there was no problem with UEFA's rules and regulations, but there were some contradictions in the actual terms, so they hoped to resolve this contradiction with UEFA. However, as UEFA's official spokesman, Gaillard's words basically ruled out the possibility of Real Madrid registering Huntelaar and Diarra at the same time.
"We are very sorry about this, but Real Madrid can only register one of these two players!"
The statement of William Gaillard, the head of UEFA's external communications department, basically cut off Real Madrid's way out. Although UEFA president Platini himself did not explicitly deny it, William Gaillard was Platini's number one aide and the second most authoritative figure in UEFA. His attitude had already represented UEFA's final decision.
"The rules are the rules. We can't change the rules in the middle of the season. Real Madrid can only choose one player between Huntelaar and Diarra."
Gaillard also gave his own response to Real Madrid's doubts about the competition rules, "If there is indeed a problem with our rules, we can only study it at the end of the season. Now is not the time to discuss the rules, but to abide by the rules that we have set."
After the big joke of the winter transfer, Real Madrid still did not give up their efforts to register Huntelaar and Diarra for the Champions League at the same time. However, Calderón's personal plea to Platini did not bring about a positive response. UEFA did not intend to give Real Madrid a way out. It was a mistake made by the Real Madrid Club, and they could only bear the consequences themselves.
As Real Madrid's opponent in the Champions League 18 finals, Liverpool was also putting pressure on UEFA. If Real Madrid could register both players at the same time, they would become the direct victims. The club's spokesman said a few days ago that all teams must abide by the competition rules set by UEFA, and no one could break them.
Calderón was furious and claimed that he would fight a lawsuit with UEFA!
His move made Real Madrid's senior management very unhappy!
Voices of opposition rose one after another!
Some senior people said that the club should never fight a lawsuit with UEFA, because Real Madrid would not only humiliate themselves, but also set up their biggest enemy. The club's days in the future would be very difficult.
At the same time, Real Madrid began to shift the blame. Mijatović and Bucero, who were in charge of signing the contracts, said that they had submitted the relevant information to the club's legal department before signing the contracts with the players. They only signed the contracts after the legal department felt that everything was fine.
But the Real Madrid Club's lawyers denied that Mijatović and Bucero had asked them to study the relevant rules before signing the contracts. Even the technical department had different opinions. A manager said sarcastically, "Mijatović's way of working is very special. We always know who the club has bought after he has signed the contracts."
Because only one player could play for Real Madrid in the Champions League, Huntelaar and László Diarra had completely angered Real Madrid's members!
At the end of the day, the club's expectations for the members were not only discounted, but also directly overturned!
Last summer, because of the soap opera with Ronaldo, the important timing of the signings was delayed. The winter signings were mending the pen after the sheep were lost. It looked good and exciting, but in the end, the new signings were disqualified before they could prove themselves!
No member or die-hard fan could accept this!
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