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Real Madrid's iconic Santiago Bernabéu stadium will be renamed the Abu Dhabi Bernabéu stadium according to reports in Spain today.
Although the European Cup holders are yet to confirm the story from newspaper AS, club president Florentino Pérez has been captured on camera admitting to a Spanish government official that the stadium will renamed according to the wishes of the Abu Dhabi investment group International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).
IPIC is owned by the wealthy Emirate nation who are set to plough £15m a year into the club as part of a redevelopment scheme.
Real Madrid would follow Arsenal's Emirates stadium and Manchester City's Etihad stadium as being named after a sponsor from the region.
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Real's home was named after former Real Madrid chairman Santiago Bernabéu in 1955.
