Attacking Riquelme and opening Negrea’s file… Perez officially announces his candidacy for the position of president of Real Madrid.

Florentino Perez has officially announced his candidacy for the position of president of Real Madrid in the elections to be held on June 7. Confirming his desire to remain at the helm of the Royals amid an upcoming rivalry with businessman Enrique Riquelme.

During his campaign launch, Perez directly attacked his rival, stressing that “the people behind this campaign are the same ones who led the darkest period in the history of Real Madrid, referring to the era of former president Ramon Calderon.”

Perez confirmed at a press conference that he decided to call early elections after discovering a secret campaign against Real Madrid, saying: “Now that an alternative candidate for the “Real” elections has appeared, everything has become logical.

“We know that this campaign is led by the same people who were at the heart of the darkest period in Real Madrid’s history, the Ramon Calderon era. running… They are not here to serve Real Madrid, but to manipulate it.”

In a speech in which Perez focused largely on defending his administration, he reminded the audience that Real Madrid was “the richest club in the world” and that its structure was “educated at Harvard”, highlighting economic growth and the development of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium as highlights of his tenure.

“We thought ambitiously to bring about a technological revolution,” he said, according to Marca, before referring to the project with Apple to create the Infinite Bernabeu. This proposal, which he has presented on more than one occasion in the past, clearly demonstrates the President’s commitment to continuity.

Among several measures announced, Florentino Perez outlined the creation of a social club for members, a proposal that Enrique Riquelme had already raised earlier that morning.

He also confirmed that the club will make membership cards confiscated due to illegal resale available to non-season ticket holders and stated:

Florentino went on to address the controversial Negrea case, saying: “I want to be clear and unambiguous about the most serious scandal in the history of football and sports. I will not stop until the Negrea case tarnishes the reputation of Spanish football.”

He continued. “The world cannot understand how a club can pay the vice-president of the referees’ association for 20 years without taking any action, and how these referees continue to officiate matches in the Spanish league.”

He continued. “We are the only club that has taken legal action and publicly spoken out against this issue. It is a disgraceful incident and we have already prepared all the documents and will present them to UEFA. Of course, I will fight tirelessly to destroy this system of favoritism.”

The conference was attended by a number of club legends including Ronaldo Nazario, Roberto Carlos, Santiago Solari and Jose Martínez Pere, with the Ronaldo phenomenon, one of the most celebrated achievements of Florentino Perez’s first term, even speaking in support of the president, saying: “You have always been the best.