Deal done! Mourinho joins Real Madrid, Benfica land windfall | OneFootball

has already signed a contract with Real Madrid and is preparing to return to the Santiago Bernabéu. The Portuguese coach is set to sign a deal valid until 2029 with the Spanish club, which will have to pay around €15 million to secure the Portuguese manager’s departure from Luz.

The information was reported by The Athletic. The coach from Setúbal finalized the last details of the agreement last week and is expected to officially take charge of Los Blancos in the coming weeks. In this way, he is preparing to leave Benfica.

The move for José Mourinho came directly from the current president of the Madrid club, who intends to once again hand the sporting project over to the coach he has already worked with in the past. The decision comes at a particularly important time for Real Madrid’s future, as Florentino Pérez is facing upcoming elections.

The veteran Spanish executive, 79 years old, will face Enrique Riquelme in the race for the Real Madrid presidency, although in Spain there is a strong belief that the current Los Blancos leader, who first arrived in July 2000, will prevail once again.

Meanwhile, the Real Madrid hierarchy have already begun preparing for José Mourinho’s new era. In addition to defining the coaching staff, planning for the transfer market ahead of next season is also underway.

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