Overview
- Perez won roughly 65% of the vote in a club election held on Sunday, securing 21,741 of the 33,555 ballots cast and extending his mandate through 2030.
- He has moved to confirm José Mourinho as head coach, a hire that will require a reported €15m release payment to Benfica before the Portuguese manager can take charge.
- Perez signalled immediate transfer plans, naming Ibrahima Konaté and Denzel Dumfries as priority targets and promising a club‑record signing with a posted budget of about €150m.
- Bayern Munich publicly rejected selling Michael Olise to Real and Manchester City and Haaland’s representatives denied Enrique Riquelme’s campaign claim about a Haaland move, with City warning of possible legal action over the use of the player’s image.
- This was Real’s first genuinely contested presidential vote in about 20 years and Perez’s proposal to create a subsidiary for limited outside investment will need member approval at a future referendum, a process that could shape the club’s finances and governance during the summer transfer window.