The parents of the Spanish goalkeeper say
Florentino Perez never loved him due to his lack of height
The Spanish club confirmed on Saturday that a deal has been
agreed that will see the shot-stopper bring an end to his 25 years at
the Santiago Bernabeu and move to the Portuguese side.
The
transfer brings an end to what has been a troublesome couple of years for the
World Cup winning goalkeeper, and the 34-year-old's parents blame the club
chief.
"With
previous presidents Lorenzo Sanz and Ramon Calderon, he was treated well,"
they told El Mundo. "But
Florentino Perez did not like him. This president has never loved him because
he is short.
"Iker
has endured things that have never been written about. He has
endured psychological pressure and he has been treated differently
from other players. He has been vilified in the past five years and it has
all been very unfair."
His
mother, Maria del Carmen Fernandez, added: "Florentino
Perez is largely at fault for Iker leaving Real Madrid. Of
course my son has had more offers, but Florentino did not want him to go to a
top team. He does not want Casillas to succeed.
"Porto
is a team of the level of a Segunda B Division team and my
son deserves a more upscale team, like Barcelona.
"A
world champion cannot finish his career in Porto! I would not have minded if he
went to Barcelona because they are gentlemen."
Jose Luis
Casillas feels that large parts of the media were working with Perez to
undermine the legendary goalkeeper.
"This
smear campaign was orchestrated by Florentino and had the support of
several leading journalists and media since 2010."
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