Real Madrid president Florentino Perez calls for elections, hits out at media and denies illness in bizarre press conference

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez called for elections astatine the nine successful an bonzer property league connected Tuesday.

The Spanish giants organised a property league astatine abbreviated notice, starring to speculation arsenic to whether Perez whitethorn resign oregon announce Jose Mourinho arsenic the club's adjacent manager. 

The 79-year-old rapidly clarified immoderate uncertainty implicit his position, insisting helium was "not going to resign" successful beforehand of the media astatine Valdebebas.

The Real Madrid president past called for caller elections and deed retired astatine what helium deemed was a run against him by immoderate media outlets. 

Perez calls for elections, denies unwellness successful property conference

"I'm going to telephone an election," Perez told reporters. "I've asked the electoral committee to statesman the process of organising elections for the committee of directors, of which this Board of Directors volition basal arsenic candidates.

"At Real Madrid, determination is nary azygous owner; it is the 1,000 members who marque up the club.

"I person taken this determination due to the fact that an absurd concern has arisen, caused by campaigns against the interests of Real Madrid and against me. The results haven't been the best, but successful athletics you don't ever win.