Surrounded by members, emblems, and fan club members, Florentino Pérez’s last campaign event before the elections was marked by a full-frontal attack against his rival, Enrique Riquelme, whom he tried to discredit by all means in an extremely harsh speech. Without constantly mentioning him, but with direct references to his candidacy, Pérez built his intervention on the denials regarding his rival’s signings. “We campaign from the truth. Others prefer lies and hoaxes” and criticized that “a televised hoax is launched and then denied” by those involved.
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“They probably won’t be embarrassed, but last night they put forward the name of a coach to speak with him starting Monday, and he responded within minutes not to bother. But didn’t they have one closed at the beginning of the campaign? Anything goes for these gentlemen,” he said about Klopp’s denial on Friday. “Members know that this is their way of doing things, and mine… which is to keep winning,” smiled the president.
The harsh tone grew in crescendo: “The Real Madrid shirt is not stained with lies, and the symbols do not deserve to be disrespected. We had enough with that dark triennium of Ramón Calderón (2006-2009). You all know what is at stake for Real Madrid. We have to decide if we want that or to continue building one of the most wonderful eras of the club, which is to keep winning,” he commented.
The top leader of Real Madrid, who presented a video as a campaign closing, reviewing his management and his vision for the future with Bryan Adams’ song ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It for You’ as a backdrop, thanked the “loyalty and commitment” of the group accompanying him in his candidacy to remain at the helm of the club.
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Florentino Pérez recalled that during his time as president (2000-2006 and 2009-present) they have “celebrated 67 titles.” “No one has won more, and we are going to keep winning. What I promise, I do, and I have earned credibility. I don’t present myself with rolled-up shirts for a show host. I will continue to bring the best players in the world, and the first thing to do is not to lie to the member and respect them,” he pointed out.
Florentino Pérez also assured that one of the priorities will be that “season tickets recovered from resale are for members.” “This campaign will go down in history for the role some journalists and media outlets are playing, and their connivance with the candidacy of lies has crossed all red lines. Some are not there to defend the club from the biggest scandal of alleged corruption like the ‘Negreira case’. I promise that we will continue to experience magical nights and continue to build the most wonderful era in 124 years of history. Real Madrid is and will be the best club in history,” he concluded.
