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The club season may be over, but Real Madrid are gearing up for one of their most important moments in recent history.
For the first time in two decades, the incumbent club president, Florentino Perez, is facing competition in the elections. Enrique Riquelme, a renewable energy tycoon, is offering fans an alternative means to restore Madrid to the top of Spanish football after two seasons without one of the major trophies.
As part of his campaigning, Riquelme has promised to land some marquee signings in the transfer window: Erling Haaland and Rodri, two of Manchester City's undisputed stars.
It's not uncommon for candidates to curry favour with voters by making ****** urances over new players — Perez himself has done so numerous times, most infamously in 2000 when he guaranteed and then brokered the deal to sign Luis Figo from Barcelona — but on this occasion, it's caused more than mere eye-rolling among Madrid's rivals.
The club season may be over, but Real Madrid are gearing up for one of their most important moments in recent history.
For the first time in two decades, the incumbent club president, Florentino Perez, is facing competition in the elections. Enrique Riquelme, a renewable energy tycoon, is offering fans an alternative means to restore Madrid to the top of Spanish football after two seasons without one of the major trophies.
As part of his campaigning, Riquelme has promised to land some marquee signings in the transfer window: Erling Haaland and Rodri, two of Manchester City's undisputed stars.
It's not uncommon for candidates to curry favour with voters by making ****** urances over new players — Perez himself has done so numerous times, most infamously in 2000 when he guaranteed and then brokered the deal to sign Luis Figo from Barcelona — but on this occasion, it's caused more than mere eye-rolling among Madrid's rivals.
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