Breaking! Benfica say they could get millions from Real for Mourinho | OneFootball

Benfica announced this Thursday, June 4, to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) the intention expressed by Florentino Pérez’s candidacy in the Real Madrid elections to hire José Mourinho to take charge of Los Blancos.

In the statement sent to the market regulator, Benfica’s SAD clarified that, if Florentino Pérez is re-elected president of the Madrid club, the Portuguese coach’s transfer will be completed upon payment of the release clause set out in his current contract: “Should that scenario materialize, the signing will be completed for 15 million euros, corresponding to the release clause in the current sports employment contract,” the document states.

The announcement comes a day after Florentino Pérez publicly reaffirmed his intention to work with Mourinho again. Through a video released on the official platforms of the election campaign, the Spanish executive presented the Portuguese coach as one of the central figures of his project for the next term.

In the footage, allegedly produced using Artificial Intelligence, Mourinho appears wearing a Real Madrid shirt and says the word “Sí,” in an apparent confirmation of a move to the Santiago Bernabéu.

“Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD (“Benfica SAD”) informs that President Florentino Pérez’s candidacy in the Real Madrid CF elections has expressed the firm intention of hiring coach José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix if it wins the elections for the presidency of that club, scheduled for June 7, 2026. Should that scenario materialize, the signing will be completed for the amount of 15,000,000 euros, corresponding to the release clause in the current sports employment contract.

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