Manchester United announce new IT partnership just days after De Gea deal falls through

After David Gea's move to Real Madrid collapsed, reports started to emerge that it was down to Manchester United's antiquated computer systems.

While this seemed like a case of sour grapes from the Spanish giants at first, we're thinking there might be something to the claims that United sent through the paperwork on a format that was only compatible with Windows 95. Just two days had passed since the controversy before the Premier League club announced a new partnership with IT services company HCL Technologies. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/639070809517129728 Perhaps this would explain why the deal was on and off so much... H/T: The42.ie