Carvajal to Getafe is official after a week on hold over LaLiga's salary limit

Updates

1. 7 OCT 09:30Unconfirmed report Still open. Later on Tuesday evening, asked by reporters at the Coliseum, Ángel Torres walked back his DAZN comments. “No, no va a venir. ¿Por qué va a venir?”, he said, and when reminded that he had announced the medical himself: “Ya, pero de broma” (yes, but as a joke). He called the move “humo” (smoke) for now and ruled out a deal in the next few hours, while confirming he had spoken to Carvajal about his fitness and that LaLiga registration is “the first thing to see”. Until Getafe or the player confirm a contract, treat the signing as not done.
2. 8 OCT 10:20Unconfirmed report Still open, now on hold until Monday. On Wednesday morning Ángel Torres went further: “No se activa nada. No tiene que ver nada LaLiga. En principio se ha caído” (nothing is being triggered, LaLiga has nothing to do with it, for now it has fallen through), adding that in football what is white today can be black tomorrow. AS reports that Getafe and Carvajal fully agree, but LaLiga's economic control values his salary well above what Getafe would pay, which breaks the club's squad cost limit; Mundo Deportivo adds that Getafe are already over that limit. Carvajal's agent returns to Spain on Monday 12 October, when talks with LaLiga resume. Until then, treat the move as stalled, not done.
3. 8 OCT 10:40Unconfirmed report Editor’s note: we changed this story’s status from confirmed to unconfirmed and replaced the original headline, “Carvajal passes his Getafe medical: only LaLiga’s salary limit stands in the way”, because Getafe’s president has since called his own medical claim a joke and no contract has been registered. The original text above is unchanged.
4. 11 OCT 07:45Unconfirmed report Still open, but closer. Before Getafe's game at Barcelona on Saturday, Ángel Torres told DAZN: “Está todo hablado y hecho y pendiente de que Dani diga esta semana” (everything is discussed and done, pending Dani's answer this week). He said a few loose ends remain, that he has given LaLiga “un aval personal, como siempre” (a personal guarantee, as always) to meet its rules, and “si Dani dice para adelante, pues para adelante” (if Dani says go, it's go). Getafe goalkeeper David Soria told Cadena SER's El Larguero: “Creo que se va a dar” (I think it will happen). Until Carvajal or the club announce a contract, the signing is not done (Cadena SER).
5. 13 OCT 06:30Confirmed Confirmed by the club's president. Ángel Torres told MARCA on Monday that the agreement with Carvajal is closed and the paperwork has been handed in; Getafe lodged a guarantee with LaLiga to make room under their squad cost limit. Carvajal had passed his medical and signs until the end of the season, and Getafe plan to present him after Thursday's Conference League game against Universitatea Craiova. Fabrizio Romano reported the same on Monday: verbal agreement, medical done, waiting only for LaLiga's approval. The official announcement is still to come.
6. 14 OCT 05:33Confirmed Official. Getafe announced on Tuesday 13 October that Daniel Carvajal is their new player, on a contract until 30 June 2027 ("Welcome to the Coliseum, Dani!"). A week after Ángel Torres called his own medical claim a joke, the deal is done. We have updated the headline; the original text above is unchanged (Getafe CF).
7. 20 OCT 06:30 Carvajal made his Getafe debut on Monday, as a starter in a 1-1 home draw with Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García put Rayo ahead on 11 minutes, Djené Dakonam was sent off on 28, and Martín Satriano equalised for ten-man Getafe on 56; Carvajal was booked on 79 and replaced by Sebastián Boselli a minute later (ESPN). Our take said to expect his minutes to be managed; 80 minutes in his first competitive game since May is more than we expected.