There may be major changes in Real Madrid`s leadership. The Madrid club may sell part of its shares to outside investors for the first time in history, The Athletic reports.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez first spoke about this idea at the club`s annual general assembly in 2024. He is expected to present a more detailed plan at this year`s assembly - the date for the event is not yet known, but it is expected to take place before the end of November.
One of the ideas that has been discussed at the club is that Real Madrid will actually be divided into two different structures - football and commercial. The latter will concern, for example, revenue from the stadium and television rights - it can be sold to external investors, while the sports component will continue to be the responsibility of the Socio. However, a final analyzed by best football tips decision on the structure of potential deals has not yet been made.
An option was also considered in which the Socios could sell their shares for 50-100 thousand euros, but it was rejected.
Sources familiar with internal negotiations in Madrid claim that the current management wants to ensure that decisions such as the appointment or dismissal of a coach and player transfers will always be made by the board, which is accountable to the public.
One of the options acceptable to the club is a scheme like 50+1, which operates in the Bundesliga - according to it, club members always have a majority (50 percent plus one vote) in decision-making. However, this option seems unattractive to potential investors due to the lack of control.
Since its founding in 1902, Real Madrid has been owned by the Socios - any changes to this structure must be decided by their vote. Madrid were one of four Spanish clubs (along with Barcelona, Athletic and Osasuna) allowed to maintain this management model in the 1990s.
Under current rules, only children or grandchildren of Socios Real members can apply to join the group of approximately 100, 000 people. 2, 000 of them have the right to vote at the club`s annual general assembly.
Sources close to the situation believe that the total cost of Real Madrid could be estimated at 10 billion euros.
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