Florentino Pérez’s seven deadly sins at Real Madrid | OneFootball

Florentino Pérez has delivered seven European Cups and a 36th Liga, yet Madrid’s last two seasons have darkened the horizon. According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, defeat by Bayern and the Super League’s collapse expose seven strategic errors.

First, the Mbappé pursuit. Unveiled on 16 July 2024 after the 15th Champions League, his arrival has blunted the collective and overshadowed Vinicius. Second, the Bernabéu rebuild remains unfinished, costs rising from 575 million to about 1,400 million amid permit and parking wrangles, with NFL or Mutua dates not covering the bill.

Third, sporting direction. The club denied plans to hire a director, lauding a department behind six European Cups in 10 years, yet calls are made by José Ángel Sánchez, Juni Calafat and Pérez, with Anas Laghari influential around Providence, Sixth Street or Bernard Arnault. Fourth, Xabi Alonso proved a misfit, his exit sealed after the Saudi Supercopa loss, and Álvaro Arbeloa only a stopgap.

Fifth, leadership. Modric, Kroos and Nacho departed, Vinicius’s clásico protest undermined Alonso, and Courtois’s absence deepened the void. Sixth, the Super League launched on 18 April 2021, dropped on 12 February this year via a joint note with UEFA, a Ceferin photo at the Bernabéu and a thaw with Laporta irked fans.

Seventh, the transition. The latest assembly trailed a subsidiary selling 5-10% to an investor, not a move to SAD and subject to member approval. With no elections since 2006 and a 15% guarantee barrier, the Allianz quarter-final exit looks a beginning, not an end.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo