Real Madrid president Florentino Perez may have a challenger at the club elections in June after the leader of a fan group expressed his interest in leading Los Blancos.
Eugenio Martinez Bravo, who heads up the Plataforma Blanca, told As newspaper he was interested in running at the elections, but currently lacked the funds to do so.
As well as announcing Jose Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season, Perez revealed in Monday’s press conference that elections would take place on June 16.
There are currently no other candidates ready to stand in the election. Criticism of Perez has grown in recent weeks over his handling of the club, while fans would like to see more candidates step up to see alternative ideas for what the future of Los Blancos may hold.
In order to stand at elections, candidates must have been a socio at Real Madrid for more than 20 years and provide a deposit of 15% of the club’s annual budget – set at €76 million this year.
Martinez Bravo fulfils the first part having been a socio for more than three decades, but admitted he would struggle to find the funds.
He stated: “We do not want to create false expectations because there is the thing called the deposit and it is very difficult to achieve. Florentino has set the deposit of €75 million to perpetuate himself as president of Real Madrid.”
Speaking of his vision for the club, he revealed he would like more club legends from down the years take on bigger roles.
“My project is pure madridismo. It is about bringing back the permanent fixtures of Real Madrid, Hierro, Raul, Santillana, Pirri. I would love to call Raul as president and ask him if he wanted to return,” he said.
