The 22-time Grand Slam champion recently announced that he will end his career at next month’s Davis Cup Finals. He will also play at a Saudi Arabia exhibition event this.
While Nadal’s retirement was expected, the announcement still came as a surprise. But his uncle Toni already has an idea of what the 38-year-old will do when he hangs up his racket.
After spending the better part of two years sidelined by injuries, Nadal has finally given into his body and called time on his career. The former world No. 1 will represent Spain at next month’s Davis Cup in what will be his final appearance as a professional tennis player.
Nadal has yet to address what he will do after retiring but his uncle and ex-coach believes he will remain involved with sport and could even take his dream role at Real Madrid.
If they offer him the position of director of Madrid, he will surely say yes,” Toni told Marca.
“He likes football, but he doesn’t understand why my team, which is Barca, touches it, passes it… He has his life focused, he has an academy and he will get more “involved.”
Last year, Nadal admitted he would love to succeed Florentino Perez as president of his beloved football club. “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,” he told Movistar.
