Soccer-Real president Perez denies he influenced Messi's departure
11-Aug-2021 12:18:10 | Yahoo Sports
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied that he had any influence on Barcelona's decision to allow Lionel Messi to leave the club. Messi had been set to stay at Barca after agreeing a 50% reduction in salary, only for a dramatic U-turn to occur last Thursday, resulting in the Argentine forward joining French side Paris St Germain on a free transfer on Tuesday. Barcelona president Joan Laporta blamed the decision on La Liga's stringent Financial Fair Play (FFP) controls.
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