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Real Madrid president Perez tests negative for coronavirus following quarantine

Real Madrid president Fiorentino Perez has tested negative for coronavirus after originally producing a positive test on February 2.

Perez spent several weeks in quarantine as he was not allowed to return to work until securing a negative test.

The 73-year-old president is now free to return to his duties, although he will not travel for the club's upcoming Champions League clash with Atalanta in Italy.

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What did Real Madrid have to say?

"Real Madrid CF informs that our president Florentino Perez has returned negative Covid-19 results in the two PCR tests he has taken in the past 48 hours," the club said in a statement.