With Real Madrid's presidential election approaching this Sunday, the two contending candidates are playing their cards to convince the club's members. Florentino Pérez has promised major investment in new signings, with Michael Olise being named as one of his priorities if he is re-elected. On the other hand, Enrique Riquelme, who aims to end Pérez's 17-year tenure, has also promised to bring Erling Haaland to the Santiago Bernabéu.
Riquelme, in recent weeks, has been hinting at his new coach. If the status quo is maintained, José Mourinho should be chosen, but it has now been confirmed that Jürgen Klopp would be the target if there is a possibility of winning the presidency this weekend, according to a statement released by Diário AS.
"If Raúl is the one who runs the sporting area, it is Raúl who is responsible for leading this decision. For the bench, since he joined, Raúl has given us a single name. That of a coach who marked an era in world football. A man who won the Champions League, who returned Liverpool to the top of Europe and England after decades of waiting, who made Borussia Dortmund champion against economic giants and who left something even more important than titles where he passed: identity, character, leadership and a winning culture based on in collective effort.
"We are talking about one of the best coaches of our time. But, above all, we are talking about a leader capable of returning to Real Madrid the competitive intensity, daily demands, professionalism, meritocracy, unity in the dressing room and the taste for a job well done that have always characterized the great stages of our history. That coach is Jürgen Klopp. We know that Jürgen Klopp has publicly stated that he has no intention of returning to the bench in the short term and that he has rejected numerous proposals. Precisely because Therefore, we believe that Real Madrid's challenge is different. Because there are great clubs, but there is only one Real Madrid.
Klopp has been linked to Real Madrid since Xabi Alonso's departure in January, and on each occasion it has been reported that he has no plans to return to management. Riquelme, if elected, will have a difficult job achieving his desired target, so it would not be surprising if there was a contingency plan in place.