Florentino Perez confirms Dumfries and Liverpool defender will join Real Madrid

Florentino Perez confirms Denzel Dumfries will join Real Madrid if he’s re-elected as the Merengues’ President: ‘He’s a very good right-back.’

Inter defender Dumfries will join Real Madrid if Florentino Perez is re-elected as the Merengues’ President.

Perez confirmed the deal in an interview with Horizonte on Thursday night, adding that his plans include welcoming José Mourinho as the new coach and Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konaté on a free transfer.

“We’ve talked about Mourinho and Konaté, right? Well, now I’m going to talk about Dumfries, who is a very good right-back,” Perez said.

“I can already tell you about those three signings, but we’re going to have more, in many other positions.”

Perez also added that he’d make a big-money offer for another player next week, if he wins the presidential elections on June 7.

“On Tuesday, we will make an offer for a player that would be the biggest transfer fee Real Madrid have ever paid in history.

“We’ll make the offer to a major Champions League club. It’s not Haaland, it’s not Olise, it’s not Kane, it’s not Doku, and he doesn’t play in the Premier League. We will offer €150m. He is a true Galactico-level player.”

Real Madrid will activate Dumfries’ €20m release clause to sign him from Inter. The Netherlands international, who will feature at the World Cup this summer, has already undergone medical tests with the Merengues while on international duty.

Inter have made Atalanta’s Marco Palestra their priority target to replace Dumfries on the right flank and will continue negotiations with La Dea in the coming days.

Dumfries, 30, scored 27 goals and provided 28 assists in 207 appearances with Inter, joining the Nerazzurri in the summer of 2021.