It was not easy to bring him to the club, |
It will be an important year and the players are prepared for the challenge. |
It will become a symbol of the club, and will be the base from where we work day by day to continue being the most important club in history, |
Madrid is not obsessed with financial results. But the model guarantees our freedom, |
Never, never, never, never. Nothing, never, never, never. Not now. Not ever. |
No one has said anything yet but if an offer does arrive we will consider it carefully, although any deal has to be compatible not only with the interests of the player but also with those of the club. |
Real Madrid needs change and this is the right moment for me to leave the presidency. I am convinced this is the boost the club needs. |
Some of the players think they have a guaranteed place in the side and that they are the best. I think they are getting confused. |
The club needed a change. We're not in the best shape. We had tried changing coaches several times and that didn't seem to work, so the only other option left was for me to leave. |
The confusion that day was because we considered winning the league as normal. We were so confident and convinced we were best. The day this confusion hit us we stopped winning. We need to stop being confused and that's why I'm leaving. |
The person who coaches Real Madrid needs to be disciplined, rigorous and professional. |
The result of the election obliges me to do this more than ever. We have to construct a competitive team. |
The voice of the Real Madrid members has been expressed clearly and emphatically, |
There's no chance of us talking about new players until the 21st. The press has a right to inform and say what it wants. But if we had to act on all the signings, we would have a squad of 60 players. |
This change can propel the club forward for the rest of this season and into the future. |