As news broke last night that the summer’s biggest transfer saga first gained momentum and then reportedly came crashing down to earth at the last minute, Twitter went into overdrive.
The now traditional response of meme after vine after gif followed, with respective Manchester United and Real Madrid chiefs Ed Woodward and Florentino Perez at the forefront of most tweeters’ minds.
Here, Sport360.com takes you through some of our favourite tweets.
– MUFC: De Gea in limbo after clubs miss paperwork deadline
– #360debate: Are Manchester United on track under LVG?
– #360view: Ed Woodward needs to be shown the light
– Nepal: How football has risen from the rubble after quakes
Ed Woodward ‘sending over’ the David de Gea paperwork… #MUFC pic.twitter.com/yS19Otbs6a
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) August 31, 2015
When Ed Woodward suggests to you that the #DeGea deal could be off if you don’t get the paperwork done on time… https://t.co/jkPc3E0Y7c
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) August 31, 2015
Ed Woodward’s right hand men revealed. pic.twitter.com/i8huX73R3W
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 31, 2015
Ed Woodward to David De Gea… https://t.co/EYROyN3hvX
— Uber Football Facts (@UberFootbalI) August 31, 2015
Looking forward to The Ed Woodward Movie starring Jim Carrey. pic.twitter.com/eWB8rvLKqJ
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) August 31, 2015
What ed woodward did in the last second https://t.co/WBwfkfEuYF
— Luna (@Ancelottied) August 31, 2015
The Utterly Ridiculous David De Gea Situation Summed Up In One Fantastic eBay GIF http://t.co/ZRNxdFl0Yc pic.twitter.com/0PEdRcAk1r
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) September 1, 2015
Here is @juanmata8 after hearing the news that @D_DeGea is still a @ManUtd player #mufc #bpl pic.twitter.com/m39GEGmgqZ
— MUSC Sydney NSW (@ManUtdNSW) September 1, 2015
“What’s that Florentino Pérez? You want me to fax the papers over? Yeah I’m at the office now…” #WoodwardThat https://t.co/JSYtneEmlo
— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) September 1, 2015
Sending over the De Gea documents like… #FlorentinoPerez #MUFC #RealMadrid #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/VixIjLtjEm
— MrTransferTalk (@MrTransferTalk) September 1, 2015
Florentino Perez trying to open the documents sent by Manchester United. https://t.co/dsrhFOAJky
— SocialRMadrid (@SocialRMadrid) August 31, 2015
BREAKING: Images emerge of the moment Florentino Perez couldn’t open the De Gea contract in correct format pic.twitter.com/pOYM6udZMV
— Uber Football (@UberrFootbaII) August 31, 2015
