A frantic market closing in the League: "The documents have not entered!"

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On the seventh floor of

, the destinations of Spanish football were moved, coordinated and authorized yesterday.

worked until the wee hours of the morning

, protagonists, together with the clubs and the footballers, of a closing of the transfer market marked by austerity, economic control and the last-minute nerves of the majority of the

teams

.

The building, located in an area of ​​4,300 square meters in the heart of the capital, was the scene of calls from the legal managers of the clubs, the rejection or acceptance of their operations and the classic uncertainty of a day that always keeps its leading actors on edge until

p.m.

And that building was accessed by

.

"There are

right now ," they told this newspaper from the organization led by

.

It was almost nine at night, only three before the official closing.

After twelve no more documents were allowed to enter.

«If a team has a spending limit and at 00:10 it arrives with a million more, it is not worth it for us.

.

At that time we review the operation and in about fifteen or twenty minutes we decide whether to accept it or reject it.

That is why there are signings that are accepted beyond twelve, ”

, corporate general director of LaLiga, explained to this newspaper.

'LaLiga Manager' 'killed' the fax

That flexibility of the competition is what allows the very last minute movements, the ones that cause the most uncertainty and surprise to the fan.

And everything is coordinated through

, the platform that has killed the

.

The clubs no longer notify of their operations through the old tool, famous in some frustrated signings, such as that of

for Real Madrid, but instead use the new application.

She, and nobody else, was the big star of August 31.

In

, which has replaced the fax since the 2016-2017 season, those responsible for the clubs attach the contracts and figures of the transfers they make and these are analyzed by the

.

So throughout the night.

«

, we do an exhaustive follow-up of the origin of the money.

Possibly other leagues don't," Gomez admitted.

"From ten o'clock doubts come in"

Barcelona was the great animator of the closing.

«

», they wondered in Torrelaguna.

A phrase that recalled what happened 365 days ago, with

's arrival at the

at the last minute.

Those two were the most anticipated names on the giant screen in which La Liga was updating the signings while the clock was dangerously close to twelve.

Moment of maximum tension.

«

On the last day, everything speeds up and from ten o'clock everyone has doubts, everyone wants their movements to be accepted quickly, ”said

, director of Competitions and the LaLiga Player's Office.

The last minutes were frantic, despite the fact that

, the main actor these days, transmitted “

.

Barça, however, accelerated at the buzzer to adjust their wardrobe and their economy, always with the vigilant eye of LaLiga.

“If departures are taking place, it is because there will be arrivals,” they warned from the organization.

At 23:23 the azulgrana announced the departure of

for Espanyol, but they did not say anything about

.

"One thing is to announce a signing and another that that player is registered in LaLiga," tournament sources argued.

At 11:59 p.m., the

, the last registered player (32 in total on this last day), finally appeared, amid shouts from the journalists, but not Alonso's.

And Javier Gómez could be seen giving instructions to his LaLiga teammates, all standing on the seventh floor.

"

," they explained at the headquarters of the competition.

Nor those of

, claimed by Rayo.

did enter

, on the way to Chelsea.

This is how an August 31 of maximum tension was extinguished.

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