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For the first time after stepping down from the president's post in Madrid, Lorenzo Sanzas revealed unexpected facts about the financial situation of the Royal club during an interview on a television channel.
"We left the club with a debt of 286 million euros, and now the club's debt is 431 million euros," said L. Sanzas. "These are not my calculations - authoritative economists have estimated this. So, whose management was better? Previously, there was less debt and more titles, and now..."
"Under my leadership, 'Real' won two European cups, with four star legionnaire players in the lineup. We had a winning team," continued the Spaniard. "The team was not like it is now, with all the best football players in the world with giant contracts, and the titles are not coming to 'Real'."
Despite losing by a huge margin in the last elections for the Royal club's post, L. Sanzas did not encourage the current president to announce new elections more quickly. "I think he should not announce premature presidential elections if he believes it will be better for the club."
L. Sanzas also did not rule out the possibility of running for the position of 'Real' president again. "The election date has not even been announced, so I cannot say whether I will participate or not."
However, the Spanish sports newspaper "Marca" today states that the board of directors of "Real" will recommend President Fernando Martin to announce early elections for the presidency in June or early July.
It is worth noting that F. Martin became the president of 'Real' after Florentino Perez resigned from this position. The latter, citing poor club results and pressure from fans, acted on February 27.
