Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, issued a statement this Wednesday reacting to accusations of having had influence in the departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona.
“It is utterly false that I maintain a friendship with Barcelona CEO Ferran Reverter, as he is a person I have only met twice in my life. One four months ago and another last Saturday, at the meeting that took place in Barcelona with President Joan Laporta and President Andrea Agnelli, when the official communication on Messi had already been made. Therefore, it is impossible that he had any influence on Messi’s departure or on any other decision by Barcelona», can be read in the statement.
Florentino Pérez reacted above all to the statements of Jaume Llopis, former member of the Executive Committee of Barcelona, who pointed out: “It is not clear that, while fans were crying out for Messi’s departure, Joan Laporta [presidente do Barcelona] I was in a scuffle with the president of Real Madrid.»
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