Florentino Perez comes out swinging in explosive press conference: ‘I will not resign as Real Madrid president’

Florentino Perez launched a fierce defence of his Real Madrid presidency on Tuesday evening.

Perez insists he will not step down and accuses sections of the Spanish media of orchestrating a campaign against him.

Speaking at an impromptu press conference, the 79-year-old confirmed he intends to run again in the club’s upcoming presidential elections.

Despite growing scrutiny following a disappointing season, Perez said (via El Confidencial): “I’m not going to resign.

“I have asked the electoral board to initiate the process to call elections, in which this current board and I are going to run again.”

The veteran president appeared particularly angered by speculation surrounding his health and reports suggesting he was preparing to walk away from the club after a trophyless campaign.

“An absurd campaign has been created to attack me personally,” Perez added. “They say that I’m sick and have terminal cancer. My health is perfect.”

Perez also mocked suggestions that age and fatigue were affecting his leadership, reiterating that he remains fully committed to Madrid and construction giant ACS.

The Madrid president acknowledged the club’s struggles this season but pointed to the success achieved during his tenure as evidence that the current criticism is excessive.

“This year, we haven’t been able to win anything,” he said. “I’m the first one who wants to win it all. But we have won thirty-seven titles in football and twenty-six titles in basketball.”

Perez repeatedly accused journalists, publications (Onda Cero and COPE) and rival interests of trying to destabilise Madrid, insisting club members, not the media, would decide his future.

“They don’t call the shots – the Madrid members do,” he said.

The Spaniard also reignited tensions surrounding the Negreira case, branding it the biggest corruption case in history.

He announced that Madrid are preparing a 500-page dossier for UEFA.

Perez alleged that systemic corruption persists in Spanish football and questioned why referees from that era are still officiating.

He dismissed reports of dressing-room unrest after details emerged of an alleged altercation involving Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni this past week.

“In my 26 years at Real Madrid, players have fought every year,” Perez said. “The leak of the fight is worse than the fight itself.”