Gareth Bale Supports Florentino Pérez Ahead of Real Madrid Election

Gareth Bale has nailed his colours to the mast. On the eve of a pivotal presidential election at Real Madrid, the former Bernabéu superstar has come out firmly in support of Florentino Pérez.

With club members set to vote on Sunday, June 7, the long-serving president is gathering heavyweight endorsements from the very players who defined his era. Bale is now among them.

A simple message, a clear side

Bale’s backing emerged via social media, where he appeared in a photo alongside Pérez. No long statement. No campaign-style speech. Just two words in the caption:

“The Best.”

That was enough. In a campaign where every gesture is scrutinised, the Welshman’s message cut straight through. It left no doubt about where his loyalty lies as Real Madrid’s socios prepare to decide the club’s direction.

He joins a growing cast of icons from the club’s recent golden age who have stepped forward in support of Pérez. Luka Modric and Karim Benzema, central figures in Madrid’s domination of Europe over the last decade, have also publicly expressed their appreciation for the man in charge.

The pattern is hard to ignore: the dressing-room legends of Pérez’s project are lining up behind him.

A relationship forged in a record deal

Bale’s endorsement carries a particular weight because of how their stories intertwine.

It was Pérez who drove one of the most ambitious and complex transfer operations in football history to bring Bale from Tottenham Hotspur to the Santiago Bernabéu in the summer of 2013. The deal dominated headlines worldwide, not just for its size but for the sheer determination behind it. Pérez saw Bale as a cornerstone of his next great Madrid side and refused to let the opportunity slip.

That gamble reshaped both their legacies.

Bale went on to deliver some of the most decisive moments of Pérez’s presidency: searing runs, clutch goals, and a catalogue of big-game performances that carved his name into club folklore. Across his time in Madrid, he scored 106 goals, lifting three La Liga titles and five Champions League trophies among a haul of major honours.

For Pérez, the Bale transfer became a symbol of his Galáctico vision paying off once again. For Bale, Pérez was the president who bet big on him and stood behind one of the defining moves of his career.

Icons closing ranks

Now, as Real Madrid’s members weigh up continuity versus change, those shared triumphs echo in the background. Bale, Modric, Benzema – players who helped turn Pérez’s plans into silverware – have all stepped out of the shadows of retirement or new adventures to publicly align themselves with the current president.

The message from that generation is unmistakable: the architect of their era of dominance still has their trust.

On election day, it will be the socios who decide whether Florentino Pérez remains the man at the helm. But as the campaign reaches its decisive stretch, some of the biggest voices from the club’s recent past have already cast their vote.