LaLiga: Benfica Demands €15m From Real Madrid for Mourinho
Benfica said the move depends on Florentino Pérez winning Sunday’s election, and the club set Mourinho’s release clause at €15 million.
- On Thursday, Benfica confirmed that Real Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez has expressed his firm intention to hire Jose Mourinho as manager should he win the club's election on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
- Seeking re-election, Perez aims to restore the high competitiveness Mourinho brought to Real Madrid during the early 2010s, when the manager led the club to a record-breaking league season.
- Benfica disclosed through Portugal's financial regulator that Real Madrid must pay a €15 million release clause for Mourinho, equivalent to one year's salary for the veteran Portuguese coach.
- If Perez defeats rival Enrique Riquelme in Sunday's election, Mourinho will succeed Alvaro Arbeloa as manager at the Bernabeu, marking his return 13 years after leaving in 2013.
- While Perez promises new signings including Denzel Dumfries to rebuild the squad, Mourinho remains a divisive choice after recent underwhelming stints at Roma, Fenerbahce, and Benfica.
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The president of Real Madrid has presented Riquelme as the heir of the most sinister stage in the history of Real Madrid. More information: Mourinho will be the coach of Real Madrid if Florentino is elected president and Benfica will receive 15 million euros
LaLiga: Benfica demands €15m from Real Madrid for Mourinho
Benfica have confirmed that Real Madrid have to pay €15million if they want their manager Jose Mourinho. Madrid president, Florentino Perez, wants to bring back Mourinho to the Bernabeu as he seeks re-election this weekend. But Benfica on Thursday, released a statement revealing that Perez had informed them of his “firm intention to recruit” Mourinho. The Portuguese club however also made it clear that Mourinho’s release clause was worth €15mill…
Mourinho’s Real Madrid return would trigger 15 million euro release clause: Benfica
Benfica said on Thursday that any move by Real Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez to appoint Jose Mourinho as coach would require payment of the Portuguese manager’s 15 million euro termination clause.
There are still three days until the presidential elections at Real Madrid and, if Florentino Pérez wins, the new coach of “Los Blancos” is expected to be José Mourinho.It has long been reported that “Special One” has reached an agreement to return to the “Santiago Bernabéu” and that it is only expected that the construction magnate will secure a new mandate. Now this has been officially confirmed by Benfica, which has announced that Real Madrid…
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