After a campaign far from expected, Real Madrid is already preparing to rearm itself for the next season. One of the critical areas to change would be the position of coach, a position that began to be rumored under various names in recent days, including that of Lionel Scaloni, current coach of the Argentine National Team.
However, it seems that the Madrid leadership, led by Florentino Pérez, would already have a favorite: José Mourinho.
According to European media such as The Athletic and Sky Sport, the Portuguese coach is the main one chosen by the club's president to replace Álvaro Arbeloa and start a new cycle. The versions even say that the decision will be taken directly by the boss, who considers Mou to be the ideal candidate to face the team's sporting reconstruction
. Mourinho currently has a current contract with Benfica until mid-2027
The 63-year-old coach currently manages Benfica and still has a current contract until mid-2027, although his departure would not represent a major obstacle for Merengue. The termination clause would be around 3 million euros, a figure accessible to the Spanish institution, while there would be no significant differences regarding the personal conditions of a
possible agreement.
If it were to happen, it would be Mourinho's return to Real Madrid after his time between 2010 and 2013, a stage in which, unfortunately for him and the Merengue club, it coincided with one of the most dominant periods of Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi's Barcelona.
Despite this, he had an outstanding performance, winning a Copa del Rey (2010/11), a Spanish Super Cup (2012) and a League (2011/12), the latter remembered breaking the record for points in Spanish football with no less than 100 units.If his pass were to be finalized, it would be his second cycle at the helm of Real Madrid In
recent weeks, in addition to Scaloni and The Special One, other names linked to the Madrid bank have also appeared, such as Zinedine Zidane, Jürgen Klopp and Didier Deschamps. However, the Portuguese seems to have taken an advantage in considering the leadership
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If he returns, Mourinho will have the challenge of returning Real Madrid to the fight for the Champions League, a goal he could not achieve in his first stage at the club, although he did achieve previously with Porto in the 2004/05 season and Inter in the 2009/10 season.
