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The Real Madrid may change its ownership model for the first time in its history. President Florentino Pérez presented to the members, during the annual assembly held last Sunday, the proposal to create a company that would have a minority shareholder. However, control of the Spanish team would remain with the nearly 100,000 club members, as the investment would correspond to only 5% of the club's shares.

The Real Madrid leader explained that, during the last year, the team's management studied possibilities to enhance the team, but without giving up its tradition. Florentino Pérez also stated that the ‘Blancos’ will not go public on the stock exchange and that any investor will need to agree with the team's values.

“You represent the members of Real Madrid, and this entails a great responsibility. I thank you for your work, loyalty, and commitment. And also for the affection and support you give me, which I have always felt. This year, you have once again placed your trust in me to continue as president for the next four years. Since I became president of Real Madrid in 2000, 25 years ago, I have worked to ensure that this club continues to occupy the place it deserves, given its history and what it represents to millions of people,” said Florentino Pérez, during the General Assembly.

How will the "new" Real Madrid work?

For the new model to be approved and come into effect, an extraordinary assembly with about two thousand members will be convened. They will decide if the proposal will be voted on by all adult members and, thus, the process can proceed.

This project is considered controversial and innovative by the Spanish press. Unlike the conversion to the Sports Public Limited Company (the SADs, similar to the SAFs in Brazil), as usually happens with Spanish teams, Real Madrid would have a model in which each member will have only one share, with monetary value and transferable through generations. The team has not yet announced other details of the project.

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