Get the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Florentino Perez has cast the blame on Juan Mata's exit from Real Madrid on club legend, Michel.
The Manchester United midfielder came through the ranks at Real Madrid and featured regularly for the club's second team, Castilla.
However, before he could break into the first team, the Spanish international decided to make a switch and sign for La Liga rivals Valencia back in 2007.
In a newly released tape by El Confidencial from 2009, Perez is quoted blasting former Madrid legend, Michel, and claimed he was responsible for allowing Mata to slip through the cracks at the Spanish club by favouring his son instead. "I think
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