Real Madrid’s presidential hopeful Enrique Riquelme dropped a bombshell on Wednesday night by claiming he would try to bring Erling Haaland and Rodri to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona chief Joan Laporta has long been said to be “obsessed” with signing Haaland for the Catalan giants, but Riquelme says the Norway international wants to head to the Spanish capital.
“I promised that I would have it notarized that if I become president, nothing from the club will be sold; it will belong to its members. And besides, I don’t have Florentino’s track record; I haven’t been president,” he said on El Hormiguero.
“That’s why I’m committing to signing a personal notarized guarantee for the two players I’ve announced. If I fail to do so, I will pay 100% of the membership fees of all 100,000 Real Madrid members. Haaland has a clause in his contract and wants to come to Real Madrid.”
It’s a huge claim from Riquelme who is going up against Florentino Perez in the elections which will be held on June 7th.
As for Haaland, he signed a long contract extension at Manchester City in January 2025 that runs until 2034 and said at the end of the season he’s “super happy” at the club.
