ANDEnrique Riquelme gave an interview to RTVE in which he delved into the agreement with Haaland in the case of electoral victory in next Sunday’s elections. “ANDor, if I am president of Real Madrid this coming Sunday, Haaland will play for Real Madrid, and he will play for Madrid because basically he has, and I have all the respect for City, it could have been misinterpreted, Haaland has a contract with City just like Rodrialthough they are different situations, Rodri has one year left on his contract, Haaland much more. “It has a clause and I am going to do everything possible and I say with total clarity that if I am president of Real Madrid, Haaland will play for Real Madrid.”.
The businessman from Alicante gives details about the negotiations with the Norwegian striker. “There have been conversations with the surroundings. In the case of Rodri, with Pablo, his agent, and in the case of Haaland with his circle and with him. With the manager, I personally don’t know her, but people in my circle do. “There is a clause and we will do everything possible if I am president and I will do everything possible for Haaland to play for Real Madrid.”
Riquelme considers City’s denial “normal”: “It’s normal, it’s an election, we are two candidates, no one can guarantee that the other will win and they have to protect the player, it seems normal to me, well, remember when Figo, when Figo himself came out saying in all the media that he wasn’t coming. I understand this, I don’t take it personally, it is part of the world of sports, the world of football and I see it well. I want to make clear all my respect for City and I will have to sit down with City to talk. If I am president of Real Madrid, I will make these types of players play for Real Madrid. “I ask the member for that trust, but if they don’t, I have put a personal, notarized guarantee that if these players don’t come, I will pay the fee of all the members.”
“I don’t want to disrespect City or anything,” adds Riquelme; Starting Monday we will talk, we will sit down to talk with them, but until then I can tell you. With clauses and private contracts between them and me, what I can tell you is that he will play for Real Madrid.”
Regarding the coach, he commented: “We are working on it, the best are training, The sports team is working on it and I will try to communicate it before the elections. “He is a coach, we are not here to do experiments, he is a coach that is really needed at Real Madrid, a coach that they will respect, who knows what he is doing and has the experience of competing in big leagues and in parallel with the Champions League.”
“I haven’t sat down with Jürgen Klopp and if I had, I wouldn’t say it either. I, personally, have not sat down with Jürgen Klopp, nor with any other coach. “I become president of Real Madrid, not sports director.”.
