Real Madrid presidential candidate ENRIQUE RIQUELME has said that club legend RAÚL would be his sporting director if he wins this weekend’s elections against incumbent FLORENTINO PÉREZ.
Renewable energy entrepreneur RIQUELME, 37, is running against PÉREZ, 79, who has been Madrid president since 2000 — with a three-year absence from 2006 to 2009 — and has been elected unopposed in the last five electoral cycles.
Madrid have now gone two seasons without winning a major trophy, with two coaches — XABI ALONSO and ÁLVARO ARBELOA — unable to deliver success in 2025-26.
Raúl played for Madrid between 1994 and 2010, and is the third-highest scorer in the club’s history. He was coach of reserve team Castilla between 2019 and 2025, when he was replaced by Arbeloa.
