O Real Madrid announced, this Sunday (23), a proposal to change the ownership model. The idea is to allow investors to buy up to 10% of the club’s shares.
During a speech at the general assembly, he stated that he will design a statutory reform to allow the possibility of external investors acquiring a minority stake in the club.
“We will continue to be a members’ club, but we need to create a subsidiary in which Real Madrid’s 100,000 members always maintain absolute control,” he said.
“Based on this, this subsidiary could simply incorporate a minority stake, for example, 5%, never more than 10%, from one or more investors committed to the long term and willing to contribute their own resources.”
After presenting his proposal at this Sunday’s meeting, at the annual assembly at the Valdebebas training center, the Spanish giant’s representative also stated that this would be “the clearest and most convincing way to evaluate our club”.
“The fact that someone is willing to invest such a significant amount for one,” he said, without specifying or mentioning any kind of value.
“At the same time, such limited participation guarantees that the control, governance and essence of the club will always remain in the hands of the members, our representatives and our board of directors”, added the director.
Regarding the terms of the new proposal, contribute to the growth of the club and “help us protect our assets from external attacks”. He stated that Real Madrid would always have the right to buy back its assets from investors.
“In short, they will be a strategic ally and never an owner,” he said.
Pérez reiterated several times that the members would never lose control of the club. The director commented that his proposal would guarantee that the current 100,000 members would be recognized as the true owners of the club, with the number of members fixed for the future.
“With this protection in place, no one will be able to diminish our status as owners or alter the balance that guarantees Real Madrid’s independence and stability. It will be us, today’s members, who will have the responsibility to safeguard our culture of values and ensure that our club continues to lead world football for generations to come.”
Finally, Pérez declared that the reason for the reform in the association’s statute was to “protect the club from external and internal attacks on our assets and highlight their value so that we are all aware of the treasure that we, as members, have in our hands”. The president made special attacks on the president of La Liga, Javier Tebas, and UEFA, who would be responsible for “reducing” the merengue’s revenue.
