Perez’s reign at Real Madrid continues: Mourinho arrives

The wait didn’t last long. Florentino Perez was re-elected president of Real Madrid in the early hours of this morning and will begin his eighth term in charge of the club until 2030. Just before 1am, the seventy-nine-year-old entrepreneur celebrated the victory “on all fronts” and the achievement of the “second best result in history”, even before the official percentages were published. A few seconds earlier, his rival Enrique Riquelme he had admitted defeat after the publication of polls that showed Perez with a clear advantage, with a percentage of votes between 60 and 70% by club members.

Although the Spanish leader’s victory was expected, it gives him further legitimacy afterwards 23 years in power at Real Madrid (mandates between 2000 and 2006 and from 2009) with a record list of honors seven of the 15 Champions put on the notice board by the Merengues. These elections, called by himself, the first since 2009, allow Perez to reaffirm himself as leader of Los Blancos. The countryside between Florentino Perez ed Enrique Riquelme it was characterized by sometimes tense verbal exchanges, but also and above all by increasingly extravagant promises.

Market promises and excellent returns

The number one of Real Madrid should officially announce the return of Jose Mourinho on the bench, for example 15 million eurosamount necessary to pay the termination clause with the Benfica. The ‘Special One’ had coached the ‘blancos’ from 2011 to 2013, winningthe Spanish championship in the 2011-12 season.Florentino Perez had also announced the immediate arrival of two players in the event of victory: the French defender Ibrahima Konate and the Dutch full-back Denzel Dumfries fromInter. Perez he also promised to bid more 150 million euros for a player whose identity still remains unknown.

Opening of the capital and changes

The victory of Perez should primarily enable him to carry out his plan opening of the capital of the club to a minority shareholder, an operation that his rival considers a “privatization“. So far, the members (“partners“) were the only ones to make the decisions, so the opening of the club’s capital would represent a significant upheaval in the Madrid ecosystem. This innovation, however, will have to be approved by aextraordinary general meetingthe date of which has not yet been announced, but which should materialize quickly, now that the Spanish billionaire has been re-elected.