Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has sworn to fight any sanction imposed on Los Blancos over Denis Cheryshev's Copa del Rey ineligibility and insisted the club can't be punished as the player was never informed of his ban.
Real are facing potential disqualification from the Copa after Russian winger Cheryshev started Wednesday's clash against Cadiz despite reportedly being ineligible due to a ban he picked up while playing for Villarreal last season, per Sky Sports' Lyall Thomas.
Perez is adamant that Real did nothing wrong, and he has blamed the media for the club's current predicament, per the Twitter account of Spanish outlet AS:
What happened last night has never happened to Real Madrid before.