Florentino Pérez’s message to Benfica’s key man revealed | OneFootball

Florentino Pérez sent a message to congratulate José Mourinho, when he was hired to be the coach of Benfica. The President of Real Madrid - who recently suffered a tough defeat - continues to maintain a good relationship with the Benfica coach, as he himself recently revealed.

The revelation was made to the microphones of Movistar, a Spanish television station. José Mourinho was at Real Madrid as the head coach from 2010 to 2013, during which he battled against the hegemony of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. The good relationship with Florentino Pérez remained, even after his dismissal 12 years ago.

"I was calm at home after Fenerbahçe, not thinking it would be Portugal or Benfica. It wasn't about returning for the family, because the family is in London. I accepted going to Benfica because it was Benfica. Florentino Pérez sent me a message saying: 'I am very happy because you returned to a club of your level'," revealed José Mourinho, to the microphones of Movistar.

It should be remembered that Jorge Valdano, a former director of Real Madrid, had already confirmed this good relationship between the Benfica coach and the President of Real Madrid: "Florentino Pérez sent more messages to Mourinho than to me. With Mourinho, I had a very clear disagreement because we had opposite sensibilities, and it would be normal for Florentino Pérez to have to choose between one of us."

It should be remembered that José Mourinho at the club of the Spanish capital was national champion once, having also won a Copa del Rey and a Supercup.

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