Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez confirmed the club will allow external investment for the first time in history, drastically shifting its ownership model.
The 72-year-old revealed plans for a “minority shareholder” to join Real Madrid’s ownership group, which has previously only consisted of (club members) since 1902. There are currently 98,272 members who have the power to elect Los Blancos’ president and vote on other key decisions.
Yet the addition of an outside party is in the works, with the goal of giving Real Madrid greater financial backing to compete with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.
Crucially, the radical change cannot be passed without approval from the socios. Speaking at the 2025 General Assembly of Delegate Members on Sunday, Pérez promised to call an “extraordinary assembly” at which 2,000 representative socios will vote on the proposal before convening a referendum that will give all members their say.
