The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, spoke about the financial situation of the white club, which will reduce its budget by 14% due to the economic crisis, about the necessary football reform, with that European Super League on the horizon and about the difference in treatment from the VAR to the Madrid entity.

"The images are never favorable," he declared.

Before the request of a partner to have greater institutional firmness on the VAR and the treatment of the club, Pérez acknowledged that "on television they do not repeat very important plays sometimes" and that there is "a great difference", not only in this aspect, "but also in the people who talk about the game." I have never gotten 'wet' in this, but it is the truth, they are never favorable to Real Madrid, the difference in treatment they make us with respect to other teams is a popular outcry ", lament.

Real Madrid approved in the general assembly of partners a provisional budget of

617 million euros

for the 2020-2021 season, with a reduction of 14% compared to the 2019-2020 campaign, which amounted to 822.1 million.

The white club foresees 69 million losses due to the pandemic, although the figure could be tempered by the eventual return of the public to the stadiums in 2021. As of July 30, 2020, Real Madrid had a net worth of 533 million and a Treasury of 125, which does not include the renovation project of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, whose works should finish in 2022.

"We are all aware of the complexity of this moment of adversity, the impact of the pandemic forces us to make a deep reflection because nothing will ever be the same again. Football needs new formulas that make it more competitive and exciting, and Real Madrid must be at the forefront of these changes ", he declared at the beginning of the General Ordinary and Extraordinary Assemblies of the club's Members.

In addition, he has ensured that the reform of football "cannot wait", stating that "new formulas" are needed to make it "more competitive and exciting", and has stressed that the white club must be "at the forefront of these changes" All at a time when the idea of ​​creating a

European Super League

has reawakened

.

Florentino Pérez considers that sport in Europe needs "a new boost".

"The European football model needs a new impulse and new changes are demanded for this sport, which is the most exciting and the most global. Football has to face this new time and Real Madrid will be there, always looking, as Infantino says, what should be a priority, which are the interests of the fans, "he said.

The European Super League

In recent months, the idea of ​​creating a European Super League has been reawakened, as revealed by

Josep Maria Bartomeu

on the day of his resignation as president of FC Barcelona, ​​an initiative that is part of the continent's big clubs.

On the other hand, Florentino Pérez assured that everyone "advocates the reform of the current competitive landscape", especially after the dire consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

"The saturation of the calendar has a very negative effect on the competitions themselves and even causes difficulties in identifying them, and has consequences on the athletes' own health," he said.

"The reform of football cannot wait, we must face it as soon as possible and the clubs have the responsibility to fight for this change, which we must face on the basis of solidarity with the rest of the clubs. We must improve the competitiveness and quality of this sport and it is a challenge for which we must prepare ourselves, "he said.

In this sense, and after a question from a partner, the president referred to the centralization of television rights in Spain, something that was done "so that small clubs could live with dignity and compete."

"When you have significant income from stadium and sponsorship, that generosity goes well, but at the moment those who suffer are the big clubs because television income pays one hundred percent of their expenses, and for the big ones only 25 percent. That is why I make this appeal that something has to change because otherwise football will not have its rightful place. We have millions of followers and we are very important content, "he added.

No date of return from the public

Also, he does not know when the public will return to the stadiums.

"For us, the sooner the better, but it does not depend on us, it is the Government through the Secretary of State for Sports who will say it. We have to trust that there are vaccines and treatment because if not, if the situation is prolonged a lot, it can be dramatic for the big clubs, "he warned.

Finally, he expressed that they can do more things with the land they have in Valdebebas, but that they have to be allowed to "do" them, and discarded the project of a few years ago to have a kind of amusement park there.

"I always thought of a 'Disney Real Madrid' and I have worked and tried, but now is not the best time in the operation of theme parks," he said.

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