This Sunday, June 7, Real Madrid members are called to the polls to elect the president of the white entity. Madridistas meet in an election 20 years later. Since that July 2, 2006 — Ramón Calderón won — Florentino Pérez was the only candidate for the club presidency in the following five calls, so there were no elections. But the businessman and ACS president has competition this time. He is Enrique Riquelme, also a businessman, who formalized his candidacy and a project to renew Real Madrid in just a few weeks.
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Florentino Pérez arrives backed by a golden era of Real Madrid successes in the Champions League, his favorite competition, although this season’s results crisis has put his mandate in check. The current white president has announced that stars will arrive this summer and that his coach, if re-elected, will be a familiar face at the Bernabéu: José Mourinho. Enrique Riquelme, for his part, wants to reach the presidency to change the club’s structure and has dared to claim that Rodri and Haaland — both Manchester City players — will arrive at the Bernabéu if he is chosen. “If I break any of my promises, I commit to paying 100% of the fee of the 100,000 Real Madrid members.” This move recalls Florentino’s when he promised that Figo would come from Barcelona to Madrid. And it comes just four days before members go to the polls. And you, who would you vote for?