Lash
Full Member
But it wasn't strong enough to actually let him stay, so it clearly can't be as substantial enough to exonerate him fully. A degree of trust in the explanation must be at play, or it should have been relatively easy to keep him. I agree it definitely kept the door open, but return is predicated on it's at a point where no one will ask questions or expect an explanation.I don't think the club's position was on the reconciliation or what might transpire in the future. It was supposed to be an investigation of what actually happened on the tape, and so their conclusion of attempting to bring him back was suggestive that they didn't have anything substantial enough to get rid him or else there was more information available to the club, whether by talking to the parties or electronically, that led them to conclude what they did. Even the farewell note published by United as the loan was announced was written with language that tacitly suggested, "we may bring him at a later day once the story gradually dissipates from the media space".
"We're satisfied he's innocent" isn't going to cut it, because nothing has changed since they decided he had to go to Getafe.