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    LaLiga News: Real Perez president is ‘psychologically kidnapping’ Barcelona, ​​says Liga Tebas boss

    Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been accused by Liga boss Javier Tebas of “psychological kidnapping” of Barcelona in recent years.

    Tebas previously criticized Barcelona for backing a Super League proposal, which failed to get off the ground as a backlash quickly led to the withdrawal of nine of the 12 founding members.

    The 59-year-old also recently hit Barça and Madrid for turning down a € 2.7 billion deal with CVC Capital Partners, a deal he believes would have allowed the Catalan giants to keep Lionel Messi.

    In the latest exchange between two of the most powerful men in Spanish football, Tebas said that Perez influenced the decision of Barcelona counterpart Joan Laporta not to accept the offer on the table.

    “I have the feeling that at Barça there is a ‘psychological abduction’ towards Florentino, like an inferiority complex,” Tebas told Sport.

    “Florentino is a very intelligent guy and Jose Angel Sanchez, his general manager, is the most empathetic man in European football.

    “All that glamor and know-how, against someone (Laporta) who has been out of the world of football for more than 10 years.

    “Barça was in favor of the CVC agreement until Real Madrid said no… In the last 72 hours, everything has changed. I think he was very tied to the Super League and the strategy Real Madrid is following. “

    Years of financial mismanagement reached Barcelona last month when they were unable to offer a new contract to Messi due to La Liga financial restrictions.

    However, Tebas reiterated that Barça could very well have retained Messi – who has since joined Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent – had he signed up for the CVC investment.

    “Yes, it could have been avoided,” he said. “I have personally talked about it with Laporta… I think next season with the numbers of Barça, we will see if Messi could really have stayed or not.

    “It wasn’t a financial decision. I know for sure. If Laporta shook hands with Messi it is because he accepted the CVC offer for a month.

    “It was favorable for a month. That’s why he said things were going well. He also called me twice to speed up the CVC operation, because Messi was getting nervous. “

    Losing six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi to Ligue 1 giants PSG is a blow to LaLiga, even more so than previous high-profile outings by other big names and coaches according to Tebas.

    “Just like when Cristiano Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola or Jose Mourinho left. We knew it would happen someday, “he said.

    “We have had the great fortune to have the two best players in the world in the two best teams in the world and from LaLiga we have been able to take advantage of this to put ourselves at the forefront of the world.

    Perhaps Messi’s departure was a little more painful, because personally I consider him the best in history and he didn’t deserve to leave like this, not only for Barça but also for La Liga.

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