We have heard many times about transfers that did not materialize because they were not declared in time and the case of his movement Duncan McGuire in Blackburn from Orlando City came to add to the list!
The blunder in question is, of course, quite a bit more special, as according to Athletic reporter Tom Bogert, the job went down in a… wrong click!
“Instead of pressing the option of depositing the documents, they pressed that of saving” says Bogert, who explains in his lengthy text that the transfer of the 23-year-old footballer has been frozen for the time being and everything will be decided by the trial appeal which has been filed and which will take place on February 8.
In fact, the report states that the transcription actually broke down twice, as the player was flying from the USA to England, the owners of Rovers informed the sporting director that there are no resources to close the deal!
Ultimately, and with Sheffield Wednesday firmly in the running, Blackburn went ahead with a loan with an option to buy rather than a purchase as originally agreed, thanks to the money raised from the sale of Wharton to Crystal Palace.
However, the blunder with the new player’s statement followed, with McGuire remaining meteoric…
Exact nature of the paperwork error at the heart of Blackburn’s Duncan McGuire deal,
The club thought they clicked “submit paperwork” before the deadline, but they only clicked “save”.
When they realized it wasn’t submitted, the window had already shuthttps://t.co/S5fgFWX7YR
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) February 6, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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