Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has announced the first three new signings of what he expects to be his next reign ahead of winning the election on June 7. Furthermore, he promised his club will also bid $174 million for another player next week, in what will be an all-time highest offer from the Spanish giant.
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Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has announced the first three new signings of what he expects to be his next reign ahead of winning the election on June 7.
Furthermore, he promised his club will also bid $174 million (€150 million) for another player next week, in would be an all-time highest offer from the La Liga giant in the transfer market.
Perez made his claims while appearing on the Horizonte show on Spanish television Thursday night.
“[Jose] Mourinho and [Ibrahima] Konaté are coming… and now I say [Denzel] Dumfries,” Perez stated, when asked about new signings.
“[Dumfries is] a very good right-back. But we’re going to have good players in other positions. I’m going to make an offer to a Champions League club soon, on Tuesday, which will be the biggest payment Madrid would have made for a player in their history, €150 million at least,” Perez vowed.
“It’s not [Jeremy] Doku and it’s not [Erling] Haaland… But he plays up front, he’s a striker. But first we will talk to the club, we will not do what this man has done,” Perez concluded on this, in a dig at ballot box rival Enrique Riquelme.
Real Madrid boss Perez has kept his word
Though he attempted to deflect attention away from Riquelme’s appearance on El Hormiguero by announcing Mourinho via X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday evening, Perez has kept his word in previously stating he would announce a new signing.
In addition to this, Mourinho’s current employers Benfica have confirmed via an official statement that Real Madrid will pay his $17.4 million (€15 million) release clause if Perez wins the most votes on Sunday.
Riquelme claimed during his TV outing to have Rodri and Erling Haaland signed, which has seen him face the threat of legal action from Manchester City.
When contacted by Cadena SER, Haaland’s camp also denied knowledge of any agreement.
Perez hasn’t named his mystery $174 million man in order to not upset other clubs and also keep his cards close to his chest.
Remember this is a figure that delivered on his word to land Luis Figo when he was the star player of bitter rival FC Barcelona at the turn of the century, in what proved to be his first election win.
Riquelme has followed the Perez blueprint by promising that he will pay Real Madrid members’ fees if he doesn’t keep his word on bringing Rodri and Haaland to the Bernabeu after becoming president.
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