Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has stated he want to succeed Florentino Pérez as Real Madrid president one day however admitted he may not meet the standards for the job.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner — a Madrid fan and honorary membership member — performed his most up-to-date tennis match at January’s Australian Open and has since been out of motion with a hip damage, saying he plans to retire from the game in 2024.

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Perez, 76, has been Madrid president since 2009 and beforehand held the publish between 2000 and 2006.

“Would I like to be [president]? I think so,” Nadal told Movistar in an interview on Monday. “I think I’d like to. But there are a lot of things. Right now there’s nothing to say because we have the best possible president [Perez].

“What I believe right now, I may not assume tomorrow. There are a lot of twists and turns in life. You need to know in the event you’re certified to do this sort of factor. I’m fairly life like. I do know my limitations. I do not know if I’d be succesful or not. Time will inform.

“I haven’t asked [Perez] about it. I think you [the media] get carried away. I don’t think I fulfil the requirements to be [president].”

Madrid’s statutes set out a strict set of standards wanted to imagine the presidency, which embrace having been a member for 20 years, having the ability to personally assure 15% of the membership’s annual finances and holding Spanish nationality.

Nadal has been an honorary member since 2011.

Since returning to energy in 2009 following the troubled presidency of Ramon Calderon, Perez has been reelected unopposed in 2013, 2017 and 2021.

Madrid are high of the LaLiga desk with 5 wins out of 5 and kick off their Champions League marketing campaign towards Union Berlin on the Bernabeu on Wednesday.

“Madrid have started well, but it’s very early,” Nadal stated. “There are some important injuries like [Thibaut] Courtois, [Éder] Militao or Vinicius [Junior] … They also made a spectacular signing like [Jude] Bellingham.

The tennis star was asked if he would welcome Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé to the club, after they missed out on his signing over the last three seasons.

“Another ahead can be good,” Nadal said. “Am I [waiting for Kylian Mbappé]? Yes I’m. I haven’t got any downside with Mbappé, fairly the alternative. I’d be pleased if he got here … He did not have the duty to return to Madrid once we the followers wished him to.”