Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Granada v Real Madrid - Nuevo Estadio de Los Carmenes, Granada, Spain - May 13, 2021 Real Madrid president Florentino Perez REUTERS/Jon Nazca
MADRID (Reuters) - 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.
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