One week before the presidential elections of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez has raised the tone of the campaign and has unveiled one of the most ambitious projects of his mandate: transforming the club’s ownership structure to grant members economic ownership of the entity. In an extensive interview granted to The Country, The current president also harshly attacked his electoral rival, Enrique Riquelme, defended his sporting and economic management, and once again demanded an exemplary sanction for the FC Barcelona for the Negreira case.
Pérez justified the electoral advance by the existence, according to him, of an organized strategy to remove him from the presidency. “In the last year I have detected more organized maneuvers between this candidacy and some media. “A horrible atmosphere was being created among the members,” he stated. The leader went further by linking the rival candidacy with former leaders from the Ramon Calderon and assured that “The only purpose of these is to seize power for their own benefit.”
I am going to give economic ownership to the 100,000 members
However, the most relevant announcement of the interview was his intention to promote a historic change in Real Madrid’s ownership model. Florentino assured that, if re-elected, he will immediately call an assembly and a referendum so that the members become economic owners of the club.
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“I am going to give economic ownership to the 100,000 memberss. Already It will not be just a sentimental thing to be from Real Madrid, but it will also mean being the owner of the club for life,” he explained. The president defended that currently the members lack a true patrimonial link with the entity and promised to complete a reform that he considers essential before leaving office.
Nobody can doubt me, I don’t need the money
To establish the economic value of the club, Pérez raised the possibility of selling a minority stake. “The valuation is that someone buys a minimum part, 5%, simply to set the value“he noted. In any case, he insisted that the partners would maintain absolute control of the institution.”Those who buy 5% of Real Madrid will not be in charge, they will be associated with a brand like ours“he assured.
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The white president also boasted of the economic strength of the entity. As he explained, Real Madrid will close the year with record income of 1,250 million euros and maintains the ambition of reaching 2,000 million in the coming years. “We continue to be the club with the most turnover in the world“he stated.
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About the words of Riquelmein which he accused Florentine of involving family members in club operations, has been forceful: “I have been there for 26 years, minus three. No one can doubt me. I don’t need the money. And I have put it in favor of Madrid, as in the first stage, when Not even the players were paid and I guaranteed it with 147 millions. “Everyone got paid.”
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In institutional matters, Florentino Pérez was especially forceful when addressing the Negreira case. The leader considers that the payments made by FC Barcelona to the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees constitute one of the most serious episodes in the history of Spanish sport.
“I have not seen anything more serious than this in the history of football. Systematic corruption“He declared. In addition, he criticized the actions of Spanish football organizations and warned that he will continue to promote actions to clarify the facts.”I’m not going to stop until it’s clear,” he stressed.
I have not seen anything more serious than the Negreira Case in the history of football, I will not stop until it is clarified
The leader also took the opportunity to defend several of the club’s strategic projects. Rejected the proposal to build a Partner City in Valdebebas and announced that the available land will be used for a large technology center. “We are going to create a technology center, like Silicon Valley. The City of the Partner thing is absurd populism. It is as if you have a plot worth 1,000 million in La Castellana and you want to put some swings“he explained.
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Likewise, he confirmed the return of concerts to the Santiago Bernabéu after the favorable court rulings and assured that these events are more important for the international image of Madrid than for the club’s accounts. “For us concerts are not a source of income. It’s something residual. It is another matter of prestige of the city“he stated.
For us concerts are not a source of income. It is something residual, another issue of prestige of the city
About one of the figures that has been talked about the most these days, Anas Laghari, Florentino has been clear: “I have seen him born. He is like a son of mine and his father was like a brother. I was also a civil engineer and we did some work in Morocco. His father was a crack and so was his son. “He only helps me because he has a privileged head.”
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On a sporting level, Pérez defended the planning carried out after a season marked by injuries. In his opinion, the accumulation of physical problems had its origin in the absence of an adequate preseason due to the Club World Cup dispute. “The Club World Cup killed us. We didn’t do preseason and after three months we had 28 injured“he explained.
I have seen Anas Laghari born, he is like a son of mine and his father was like a brother; He helps me because he has a privileged head
He also publicly supported Vinicius and Kylian Mbappé in the face of criticism received during the season. Regarding the supposed incompatibility between both stars, he was blunt: “Which is nonsense. They are the two best in the world“. Regarding the Brazilian, whose future has been the subject of speculation in recent months, he made it clear that his wish is for him to continue at the club for many years. “I would love for it to continue all my life,” he stated.
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Asked about the Brazilian winger’s renewal, Florentino denied any financial conflict and assured that “they talk about him asking for a lot of money, but it’s a lie.” Although He acknowledged that the player will be free to decide his future, he insisted that money will never be the decisive factor in the relationship between the footballer and the entity.
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The president also came out in defense of Mbappé, questioned by the fans in the final stretch of the course. Pérez attributed some of his difficulties to his tactical adaptation. “Mbappé has played in a position that was not the one he had been playing in at PSG. That has also thrown him off a little“he noted.
Mbappé has played in a position that was not the one he had been playing in at PSG, and that has also thrown him off a bit.
Regarding the future Madrid bench, he avoided confirming names, although he praised the figure of Jose Mourinho for the impact he had during his time at the club. “It gave us terrible competitiveness,” he remembered. However, he insisted that he has not yet made any decision and that he will first face the electoral process. “With him, we reached three Champions League semi-finals and, for various reasons, we did not reach the final. And from then on, the others, who were also good coaches, won six Champions Leagues in 10 years. But I have not spoken with Mourinho“he added.