Real Madrid are experiencing a season full of ups and downs. At a crucial stage of the season, the club felt compelled to officially deny the alleged signing of a sporting director on Friday morning.
Days of decisions await Real Madrid. If Real also lose their home game against Girona on Friday evening, the La Liga title will finally be a pipe dream. They are already seven points behind their arch-rivals from Barcelona. Next Wednesday at the Allianz Arena in Munich, there is also the threat of elimination in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Whites lost the first leg at home in the Bernabeu with a 2:1 scoreline.
A media report has now caused unrest in the squad at the worst possible time. As reported on Cadena Ser’s El Larguero program on Thursday evening, Real Madrid are said to be looking closely at hiring a sporting director. Due to the possibility of another title-less season, there is said to have been a rethink in the management team.
For several years now, Real has dispensed with the position of sports director in order to bundle all decision-making power in the person of the general director. In the event of a restructuring, the current incumbent José Angel Sanchez would have to share his duties. Real are also said to have already commissioned an external agency to examine and analyze various profiles.
Real highlights “outstanding work of the sporting management”
However, the Whites were not prepared to let the report stand, which is why they felt compelled to make an official statement on Friday morning. The information disseminated by Cadena Ser that “our club is considering integrating a sporting director into its structure is absolutely false”, according to a letter from Real.
On the contrary, the club “greatly appreciates the excellent work of the club’s sporting management”. After all, this is what has enabled the Whites to “enjoy one of the most successful periods in our history, winning numerous titles, including five Champions League titles in ten years”.