Emilio Butragueno has revealed that he has spoken to Uefa president Michel Platini and received assurances that his statements about inflated transfer fees were not directly aimed at Real Madrid.
The former Los Blancos striker is back at the Santiago Bernabeu in an ambassadorial role and was keen to discover why the French legend had spoken out after Cristiano Ronaldo's record-breaking move to the Spanish capital.
Rather than finding Platini enraged by Real's actions, he told Butragueno that he was simply airing his views on over-spending in football in general.
"I drew attention to his statements about spending on new players, as we did," Butragueno told reporters in Spain.
"I talked to him during the draw for the Champions League and he explained that in no way had he wanted to criticise Real Madrid.
"Our relationship with Uefa is very good, although I do not know if there is a case for saying that there is a mismatch in regards to views on spending."
