Benfica, take note! Florentino Pérez on José Mourinho: We're at... | OneFootball

One of the highlights of last Tuesday, 12 May, was the press conference scheduled by Florentino Pérez. In front of journalists, the Real Madrid president announced that early elections would be called, given the fragile situation the club is going through and, in response to their questions, broke his silence on José Mourinho, Benfica’s manager.

"I didn’t think you were going to ask me that... We are not at that stage of the process. We are at the stage of ensuring that Real Madrid belongs to its members, because they want to take the club away from us. I want to discuss it with them and for them to come forward. I’m going to ask them what they have done in life for Real Madrid", Florentino Pérez began by saying.

"I have to put an end to the absurd campaign that exists against Real Madrid. There has never been a more glorious Real Madrid in history. I was elected the best president in the club’s history and of all clubs, which I am ashamed to say. Today we are not talking about football", added the Merengue president, deflecting attention from the Mourinho topic.

"I am not going to talk about managers or players. I have come to return Real Madrid’s assets to its members. They are taking them away from the members. They want me to leave and I am not leaving, but I will stand in the elections because I want to defend the idea that Madrid should continue to belong to its members", Florentino Pérez stressed.

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