Nadal joins Real Madrid's board of directors "I will give my maximum contribution here too"

The dream of many Madrid fans comes true. Rafa Nadal is ready to join the Real Madrid board of directors and will in effect be a new member of the club, after the general assembly ratifies the appointment on November 21st.

Always linked to the Blancos, the former world tennis number one said he was enthusiastic about the new adventure, which will lead him to be a key figure for the long-term future of Real Madrid: he will experience the daily management of the club from the inside, working alongside Florentino Pérez.

"The Board of Directors of Real Madrid has decided to submit for ratification by the General Assembly of Representative Members the appointment of Rafael Nadal Parera - member number 67,778 of our club - as a new member of the Board of Directors" reads the club's note, which underlines how "a reason for immense pride it is that a figure of his caliber - for the sporting goals achieved, for his human qualities and for his role as a point of reference in Spanish and global sport - becomes part of our board of directors, thus contributing to the present and future of the club."

"I accept the proposal with great enthusiasm and with the desire to give the maximum possible contribution" the words of the tennis player.