Like two antagonists, two nemeses, they haven’t even been able to coincide on the same television channels to make their big announcements. While on Wednesday Enrique Riquelme revealed Haaland on Atresmedia as his big star for his project, Florentino Pérez chose Mediaset to unveil the name of Dumfries for his own and completed it with a future offer to a European club for a player. “The biggest Real Madrid has ever made in its history,” he pointed out, valuing it at more than 150 million.
Before his announcement, Florentino took the opportunity to criticize the signing of Haaland, which Riquelme announced. “It’s a bluff,” said the top white executive, recalling that this alleged commitment had been denied by “everyone” and listed the father, the agent, and the club itself.
Unlike the aspirant, who monopolized the Hormiguero program and took the opportunity to send many messages, Florentino landed before Iker Jiménez after the political discussion on Horizonte. Shortly before 11:00 PM, the current president made his appearance until his big announcement arrived half an hour later.
Thus, Florentino completes his sporting proposal with Konaté, as a bastion for his defense, and Mourinho, for the bench. The first announced in a recent interview in the newspaper As and the second launched on his social networks just at the time of Riquelme‘s program and subsequently as a television slot right after to counter-program the impact of his rival’s name.
The president, in theory, has completed his announcements for the sporting section this campaign, awaiting a footballer “who is not from the Premier,” while Riquelme wants to announce his coach for the Real Madrid bench on Friday or even Saturday, the day before the elections.
Riquelme’s letter
Precisely, Enrique Riquelme sent a letter to the members shortly before Florentino’s announcement, summarizing the main lines of his campaign and taking the opportunity to announce Iker Casillas, former Real Madrid goalkeeper, as another important part of the club’s structure he proposes if he becomes president. “Real Madrid legends are honored by giving them power and weight in the future of the club, not just a place in memory,” the candidate wrote.
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Thus, Riquelme closes the trident of Real Madrid legends with Raúl in sports management, Fernando Hierro in youth football management, and Iker Casillas with a role yet to be determined. “This trio of captains at the helm of the project will restore the pride of belonging to this club to all its members. Together they achieved 10 Champions and 16 Leagues.”
Riquelme opened the letter with the commitment to put the member “at the center of the project” and regretted not having a public debate to discuss both proposals with his rival. However, as a main message, he alluded to Florentino’s proposal for a corporate change as an attack on the club. “Real Madrid is not for sale,” he wrote.
Subsequently, he listed his main measures if he were president, such as: reducing the membership fee by 50%, creating the ‘Ciudad del Socio’ (City of the Member), reinventing the academy, and recovering the Santiago Bernabéu Trophy, among others. “The member will come before business,” Riquelme points out.
The candidate also recalled his notarized commitment to bring two great Manchester City stars to Real Madrid: Erling Haaland and Rodri Hernández, who was playing with Spain in Riazor against Iraq.