Real Madrid Confirm Head Coach Arbeloa's Exit
- On Tuesday, Real Madrid announced head coach Alvaro Arbeloa and the club reached a mutual agreement to part ways, ending his tenure after guiding the 15-times European champions to a second-place LaLiga finish.
- Club president Florentino Perez secured re-election on Sunday after vowing to bring Jose Mourinho back, with Mourinho featured in campaign promotional material signaling his return for a second stint at Madrid.
- Replacing Alonso in January, Arbeloa struggled to steady a fractured dressing room following a Spanish Super Cup defeat by Barcelona that left the team unable to recover.
- Arbeloa's departure clears the way for Mourinho's return to the Spanish club, where he previously coached Real from 2010 to 2013 and remains central to president Florentino's vision.
- The club's season unraveled across multiple fronts, including a Champions League quarter-final exit to Bayern Munich and a runner-up finish in LaLiga behind Barcelona, marking a second consecutive season without a major trophy.
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The white club and the 43-year-old strategist finish their bond by mutual agreement after 28 games on the bench. The technical direction is vacant in the midst of rumors about the return of José Mourinho.
Real Madrid reported that the club and coach Álvaro Arbeloa arrived on Tuesday to an agreement to continue on separate roads, paving the way for the return of José Mourinho.
The Spanish club announced on Tuesday the departure of its coach after a season without winning any major titles, a decision that paves the way for the Portuguese manager's return to the bench.
For Alvaro Arbeloa, time ends at Real Madrid on the sideline already after half a year. Now the return of one of the very big coaches seems to be imminent.
Alvaro Arbeloa is no longer the coach of Real Madrid players, the Spanish club announced.
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