"At least 150 million," Florentino Perez's shocking announcement promising to soon sign Real Madrid's most expensive player

In the midst of the Real Madrid presidential campaign, Florentino Perez made a flurry of announcements on Thursday, notably promising to make an offer for a player at an amount never before reached by the club.

The bidding war continues in the campaign for the Real Madrid presidency. After announcing the return of Portuguese coach José Mourinho and the arrival of French defender Ibrahima Konaté the previous day, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez stated on Thursday evening that Dutchman Denzel Dumfries would be his third signing should he be re-elected on Sunday. "Mourinho and Konaté are coming, and now I can also tell you: we have also 'signed' Dumfries. A very good right-back," said Florentino Pérez in a televised interview on the Cuatro channel, three days before the election. According to the Spanish press, the Dutch full-back, who plays for Inter Milan, has a release clause set at 20 million euros.

It won't be Karry Kane, nor Michael Olise.

But that's not all. The 79-year-old businessman, the favorite to be re-elected this Sunday against Enrique Riquelme, president of the Cox energy group, also promised that he would make a huge offer of at least "150 million euros" for a "Galáctico" player if he wins.

"I will soon be making an offer to a major Champions League club, probably as early as Tuesday. It will be the largest sum ever paid by Real Madrid for a player: at least 150 million," he stated, refusing to name the targeted player. He did, however, reveal that it would be an attacking player "who cuts inside from midfield," ruling out Bayern Munich stars Harry Kane and Michael Olise, and Manchester City forwards Jérémie Doku and Erling Haaland, the latter being a target of his rival Enrique Riquelme.

The two candidates have been making numerous announcements for several days to convince club members, the "socios" (supporter-shareholders in Spain), through media campaigns. Riquelme, 37, has repeatedly stated that if elected, he would sign Haaland and Spanish national team captain Rodri, and appoint Real Madrid legends Raul Gonzalez and Fernando Hierro as sporting director and youth academy director, respectively.