Alert, Benfica! Florentino Pérez makes bid and asks Mourinho to wait | OneFootball

Florentino Pérez today, May 27, announced his candidacy for another term as president of Real Madrid, at a time when José Mourinho continues to be linked with the merengues' head coach role. The future of the Portuguese manager continues to have a direct impact on Benfica, which is awaiting a final decision in the coming weeks.

The current leader of the Spanish club, 79, is expected to unveil his electoral program under the slogan “A lot of history still to be made,” with expectations in Spain that José Mourinho’s name could once again emerge in connection with los blancos’ sporting project.

According to Record newspaper, Florentino Pérez has an agreement with the Setúbal-born coach to take charge of Real Madrid if he is re-elected president. Meanwhile, Enrique Riquelme, his rival in the elections scheduled for June 7, made it clear that Mourinho is not part of his plans to lead the Spanish team.

Recently, Florentino Pérez spoke publicly about the Portuguese manager. "Do I like Mourinho? I like him a lot", he said on the program 'El Chiringuito de Jugones'. "I like all coaches. He was with us, he raised our competitiveness and, from that moment on, we won 6 Champions Leagues in 10 years. It’s not true that I’m always the one who chooses the coaches. We have a general director...", added the Spanish official.

Benfica’s current coach has already handed over a list of the positions he wants to strengthen in the merengue squad, asking for centre-backs, full-backs and two midfielders for next season.

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