Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says the club have already done a deal to sign "one of the best players in the world".
Calderon, who resigned as Real president in January after allegations of vote rigging over the club's proposed budget surfaced, revealed without naming names that he had helped to secure the signing of a current leading player.
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo for one has been heavily linked with a move to Real.
Calderon told French radio station RMC: "I can't give any names.
"What I can say is that one of the best players in the world, thanks to Ramon Calderon and difficult and laborious negotiations that having been going on since last year, is already formally a Real Madrid player.
"Subject obviously to him being able to sign the relevant contract."
Meanwhile, Real have fixed June 14 as the date for their presidential election.
According to the club's statutes, candidates for the post are required to provide a bank guarantee worth 57.4 million euros (£50.4m), must be Spanish and need to have been a member of the club for at least 10 years.
Former president Florentino Perez, the architect of the 'galacticos' policy that brought big-name players including Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham to the club, is widely tipped as the favourite, though he has yet to confirm his candidacy.
Reuters
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