The president of Rayo Vallecano had a fight with the Espanyol agent Raul de Thomas right during the transfer negotiations.
During the discussions, when it came to transferring taxes, there was a skirmish during which the president of Rayo Vallecano Martin Presa punched Officer de Thomas in the face. Immediately after, the representative of the footballer responded by punching Presa in the nose.
De Tomas remained at Espanyol and never moved to Rayo Vallecano.
