All Roads at Real Madrid Lead to Mourinho
The club is seeking a disciplinarian reset after poor results and reported training-ground clashes, with Mourinho open to a return, The Athletic reported.
- Real Madrid has opened discussions with former manager Mourinho about returning to the Bernabéu, according to The Athletic's David Ornstein and Mario Cortegana. Mourinho, currently at Benfica, is open to the possibility of a return.
- Madrid is on pace to finish runner-up to rival Barcelona in Liga and lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Results on the pitch have fallen short, with tensions escalating behind the scenes.
- Following a training ground altercation, Federico Valverde and Tchouameni were fined €500,000 each on Friday. Star forward Kylian Mbappé also reportedly challenged a member of the coaching staff during a training session.
- While reports mention candidates like Mauricio Pochettino, Klopp, Massimiliano Allegri, and Didier Deschamps, The Athletic noted, "However, there is no indication Madrid have advanced their interest in any of those names to the extent they now have with Mourinho."
- Hiring the 63-year-old Mourinho represents an incredible gambit, though his elite-level coaching days might be over. His last domestic title came with Chelsea in 2014-15, yet he remains capable of demanding the respect the dressing room needs.
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All roads at Real Madrid lead to Mourinho
The club will move forward with the coaching decision once the team is mathematically out of the LaLiga title race. They expect the process to be swift. Florentino Pérez and José Ángel Sánchez have been working on it for some time, although nothing has been finalized yet. José Mourinho’s profile is the most highly valued in the current climate of internal tension, but he is not the only option.
Benfica is looking for a new coach.
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