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"Real Madrid" Football Club has presented a budget of 1.25 billion euros (2.14 billion AZN) for the 2025/26 season, and President Florentino Perez has announced that he will convene an extraordinary meeting to discuss the sale of a minority stake - a maximum of 10% - for the first time in the club's history.
Idman.Biz reports that the subsidiary to be created according to Perez's plan will be able to acquire a minority stake in "Real", and this model is intended to assess the club's market value through real investment.
The president stated that the willingness of outside investors to pay a high amount for a symbolic share is the strongest confirmation of the club's value.
According to Spanish sports legislation, "Real", "Barcelona", "Osasuna" and "Athletic Bilbao" are still the only clubs in La Liga managed with a non-commercial model, and therefore have never sold shares to private investors. The remaining clubs have changed their status and switched to a market mechanism, attracting independent investors.
One of the recent examples occurred in November 2025. Apollo Sports Capital acquired Atletico Madrid's controlling stake for 2.2 billion euros (3.78 billion AZN), which was recorded as the second largest club sale in football history.
