Paris Saint-Germain have blamed Chelsea for the collapse of Hakim Ziyech’s loan.
The transfer has fallen through with Ligue 1 unwilling to ratify the transfer following the late submission of documents.
PSG lodged an appeal to the Professional Football League (LFP)’s legal committee, alleging that the Stamford Bridge side had initially sent through the incorrect paperwork after the terms of an agreement had been finalised.
When it was flagged, they claim Chelsea sent the right documents twice but without a signature. When the correct version was received, the deadline had already passed.
The LFP met at 10:30am local time on Wednesday morning to study the paperwork and discuss the case. They decided against signing the loan move off.
The French giants are angered by the administrative gaffes which affected their outgoings, like Ismael Gharbi’s temporary switch to Nice.
Ziyech had passed his medical and was waiting in Paris on Tuesday to be unveiled.
Sky Sports News understand Chelsea were sent the loan agreement pre-deadline and asked to sign it. They signed it and sent the email back, but later discovered that it had not been delivered because of an “unforeseen technical issue”.
PSG sent Chelsea the agreement again and Chelsea signed it and sent it back at exactly 11pm.