I'm quite fascinated by the fact that this has been public knowledge and already discussed in public before and this fellow chose to stay silent instead of speaking about it. "I don't know yet, we'll see" doesn't sound too committed to the cause for me. Not going to say puppet or somebody seeking for attention, but I just don't really get any kind of foundation behind his Candidacy other than "well, if it ain't him, then why not me?"
The fact that Florentino was the one that dragged him out in public should be a bit of a hint that him being ill prepared was expected.
Privatization is Perez's way of installing his successor (reportedly Anas Lagrari) as CEO in the new model. Essentially, this would be the last election if said model is approved by the socios.
Well, he was planning to run against him in 2021. Enrique was dragged because Perez called for an early election which wasn't due till ~2028.
The club's current model and policies make it reasonable to expect anyone who wants to run for President or the board to have inolvement in activities that revolve around the club BUT isn't that exactly what Flo is trying to change and make it so that the person who is in charge and pulling the strings, i.e. the CEO, would be elected or hired based on fancy ivy league degrees and a resume full of heavy hitters in the banking and fnancial world markets with little to no emphasis or attention to club politics and the candidates particular positions and anyoone who dares question them gets instantly hit with the "this person is so intellectually advanced none of you peons could ever begin to understand the reasons why he does what he does therefore do not interfere with what he does."
Florentino won because of the footy football. Lets not fool ourselves - thats what its about here. If your footy football part isnt working, you can be awesome in everything else and it still wouldnt matter. Real Madrid's brand, money, power... all comes from footy football. You trying to mock people here "eh all you care about is football" is pretentious. Of course all we care about is football. Thats what its all about. Florentino originally won because he promised he would bring Figo ffs. He resigned because his footy football wasnt working out in 2006. Come off it. From Florentino. Highlighting that the guy has a mexican accent. wtf. You dont need a grassroots movement to win Real Madrid elections. This isnt the 90s anymore. You need money, media connections, social media presence, and a list of things Florentino has effed up and that you would do in another way. And that list is long. People would have went out and voted for Rafa Nadal with no program, just because of his name. The very fact that Florentino calls up elections like this is enough moral reason to vote against him. Mismanaging the Mbappe and managers situation is the substantive reason. His conspiracism and gaslighting is a bonus. The other guy fulfills Florentinos rules. Hes a super rich businessman and a 20+ year or whatever club member. Nobody is going to dismantle Madrid just like that. Its status in the country will not disappear. But being an 80 year old on the throne for 30 years is unhealthy for any institution.
Hopefully they have to issue a silver alert because old Floro got lost in the parking garage again tyring to find his old car (a 1999 Cadillac which he stopped driving not long after becoming club President in 2000) - ONLY THIS TIME while he is able to live out his golden years unharmed he is nevertheless unable to find his way back to the Bernabeu.
No he didn't, the club had won PLENTY under Sanz as well, it's just that the club was at its absolute limits financially. The truth is you and many others don't care a shit about the club and would not give a second thought about it if it would relocate to Alicante or Ibiza. It's more of a TV show for you, a hobby on TV that you follow, but thankfully, the people that vote and control the fate of the club see you as nothing more than an ATM with legs for the club to syphon money from. You're falling for every single crook and scam artist that promises "a different path". Don't ask for proof of concept, don't ask for any foundations, just wing it.
Not talking about my friend Hendrix or anyone else but this is more correct than most of us would care to admit.
No amount of cringeworthy moralizing tirades can change the fact that Florentino still won because he promised Figo. Just as Calderon won because he promised Robben or whoever he did back in the day. In the end its these super sophisticated and astute Bernabeu people (in contrast to the uneducated idiots like me, who are obviously an uneducated idiots for the sole reason they don't live in Madrid) that are discontent with Florentino. And the reason is the football club. For the millionth time, get off your high horse. Its not Florentino or bust.
It's very unfortunate that you don't have any interest in embracing the entire culture of the thing you're supposedly interested in. Also, if you bother to read you'll understand that I am highly critical of Florentino, just not in the childlike way that you are. In the summer you was at his feet, kissing the ground he walks on saying Xabi will last at least 7 years and Mastantuano is a baller unlike none other. Since you didn't get what you wish for as a Christmas present, you're upset with your favorite uncle that you oh so loved just months before. You was here praising Chelsea for "great process" and the guy making all those transfer moves came out and said "I didn't know what I was doing I was just looking at who others were interested in and spent more to buy them". To spin back to my initial point. You have only seen this club be successful with Florentino or you're in your mid 40s early 50s. You're not here despite of Florentino, you're here because of him. Even if you was a new born baby when Florentino signed figo, you'd be 26 years old now. Practically not old enough to buy a drink up until a few years ago. Pick one.
First of all, I wanted Klopp not Xabi. Get it through your stubborn head. Second, I didnt think Mastantuono is a baller like no other, rather that skillset fit perfectly in Xabi's system. Which even you recognized, and which made me optimistic that we are turning a page in terms of footballing identity. That we never did is damning evidence of Florentino's leadership. Third, I wasnt praising Chelsea for a great process, I simply told others who were laughing at something as stupid because they have never seen it before to exercise some caution because it might work. Fourth, I am a football fan, not a culture fan. I can only laugh at these silly attempts at moral superiority for not being into the culture. We are not voting the president of Spain here or the mayor of Madrid. We are talking about the president of Real Madrid which is nothing if not for the football footy. If you are interested in basketball or the construction business or theme parks or Spanish culture, Im sure there are forums for that too. Giving me this high horse bullshit about not seeing some big society issue here is honestly laughable. Finally, not that you merit any kind of personal information and justification, but yes I am 42 years old. So I witnessed the pre-Florentino days as a teenager. This absolute horseshit that you need to fulfill some kind of requirements or have some kind of resume to be a Madrid fan is one of the most ridiculously pathetic discourses I have seen. You dont need to be 50 years old, Spaniard, eat paella every day, a degree in economics and have the Madrid emblem tattoed on your heart to be able to see that the footballing project is not going well, that the footballing project is absolutely central to the club, and that the reason for that is an elderly person who after 30 years in absolute power, has become narcissistic, delusional, conspiratorial, complacent and spiteful. And all this is preventing him to run the club aa he used to do. Its a tale as old as time.
🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid are expected to make CHANGES to the medical team.The club wants to address the injury problems from the ROOTS. @Rodra10_97 pic.twitter.com/RvIbbL4lrS— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 20, 2026 Finally. It’s a problem that has rotted away at the club for too long.
Xabi probably knows how much things got worse in the locker room after he left Madrid. Some sort of silent vindication for him in a way.
What was central to saving the club was the kind of government and private funding Florentino got for the club. Until Riquelme or anybody else can show proof of being capable of doing the same, they can't drive this bus or end up being Calderon and hit a wall and flame out in embarrassment. Doing what Sanz did and keep going to the bank doesn't work anymore.
He needs to win. He'd obviously get another job given how he was fired but he still needs to have a team that performs and wins on the field.