Apparently Real fired Valdano, Jose might be getting some more power now...
Resignation
A bit surprised this finally happened although many had been speculating this marriage between Valdano & Mou was never going to work, from the beginning (I was in that camp too)
Valdano is too much of a class act to give any parting shots, like say Calderon would, but I would love to hear what he has to say about Mou - I bet it is juicy as all hell
Shame for RM, IMO...Valdano is a legend at the club & a class individual through & through...He has had great intentions with the club & wanted to instill continuity & structure where it had been lacking for many years...Problem isn't Valdano or a Sporting Director, in this case, the problem, apart from Mou, is Perez...He's learned nothing from either tenure as a President and ceded all control to Mou which is rather remarkable at a club like RM - they fire managers left & right (Including managers who have won CL, managers who even did better in La Liga than Mou - Pellegrini) and understand little about actual football
Perez is a business man and even that he made his billions at the expense of the Spanish people, tbh...He's not an innovator and is enamoured with money & I guess he believes Mou will be the one to help him cash in...But at what cost?...They've had scandals after scandals this season within La Liga - offending referees, the league & opposing managers...Not to mention the scandalous Clasicos of late...And then to kick to the curb a club legend in Valdano?...For a rent a manager in Mou?...He's sold his soul to the devil and will run to hide when he's ushered out as President eventually - but what will happen to the legacy of what they have done to Valdano?
Shameful really but we are talking about the circus that is the capital club