‘Perez a very present President…’

Rafa Benitez’s assistant at Real Madrid describes Florentino Perez as a ‘very present President…’

AS reports an interview the Gazzetta dello Sport conducted with Fabio Pecchio, who sat on the bench with Benitez during his aborted Madrid tenure.

“The players didn’t like that Carlo Ancelotti had been sacked after all they had won,” Pecchio reveals.

“There was friction [with Benitez and the players] as in any locker room, nothing important.”

Pecchio was asked why then, if not because of a falling out with Benitez and the squad, did it go so badly, and hinted at interference from above.

“We didn’t have time to put out the team we had in mind. There were injuries and a lot of commitments,” he argued.

“Florentino? He is a very present President…”

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