Actual Madrid is owned completely by members who determine its president. Every pay an annual charge of round £130 and almost 100,000 of them will vote on Sunday.
Following his first election in 2000, Perez pursued a ‘Galacticos’ coverage of signing costly world-class gamers together with Luis Figo, David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane.
Actual Madrid gained two La Liga titles and a Champions League earlier than Perez resigned in 2006 amid disappointing outcomes.
In 2009, he efficiently stood for the presidency once more unopposed and has carried out so an extra 4 instances in his 17-year second time period.
Trailing La Liga champions Barcelona by eight factors, Actual Madrid ended the 2025-26 season with no main trophies for the second season in a row.
Because the season drew to an in depth, Perez referred to as a information convention by which he railed in opposition to the membership’s enemies and urged these sad together with his management to run in opposition to him for president.
Renewable vitality magnate Riquelme stepped ahead, leaving Perez to compete with one other candidate to retain his position for the primary time in 20 years.
On Wednesday, Perez promised voters he would provoke a Galacticos-style switch bid days after he hopes to be re-elected.
“I’ve some information for you,” he instructed Spanish TV present Horizonte.
“On Tuesday or so, I will make a proposal to a serious Champions League membership for an incredible participant. It will be the biggest switch charge Actual Madrid has ever paid in its historical past.”
Perez was requested the identification of his goal and the dimensions of the charge.
“Olise is a good participant but it surely’s not Olise,” Perez mentioned. “It isn’t Doku both.
“We will make a big provide, a minimum of round 150m.
“He must be a participant from midfield who can go ahead. And it isn’t Haaland.
“The participant shouldn’t be from the Premier League. And the very first thing we’ll do is speak to the membership.
“It is a signing meant to generate pleasure as a result of that is what it is all about, producing pleasure.”
He additionally reminded voters his re-election would activate already-agreed offers for supervisor Jose Mourinho, Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate, whose contract at Liverpool will not be renewed.
