With just days to go before Real Madrid’s socios vote on the club’s next president on June 7, campaigning is in full swing. While pledges from both candidates have been wide-ranging, from an overhaul at Valdebebas to behind-the-scenes changes, much of the focus has been on potential signings.
Enrique Riquelme, pretender to the throne and the first man to take on Florentino Pérez in 20 years, has made a number of headline-grabbing claims. Last month after announcing his candidacy, the 37-year-old CEO of Cox Energy said: “There is an agreement that if I am president of Real Madrid, there are two major international stars who will play for Real Madrid.”
