Overview
- Real Madrid issued an official statement that called El Larguero’s claim about adding a sporting director completely false.
- The club praised its current sporting management and cited a decade that includes six European Cups as proof of the model’s success.
- El Larguero, echoed by Yahoo Sports and Goal, had reported that leaders were weighing the role and could install it as soon as next season, which remains unconfirmed.
- Local reporting tied the surge in speculation to a 2-1 Champions League first‑leg loss to Bayern Munich and rising concern about a trophyless campaign.
- Yahoo Sports argued that midfield instability and the lack of a clear right‑wing starter show planning gaps that a sporting director typically helps to fix.