Mourinho confident of turning things around at Real Madrid as club agree to requests – report | OneFootball

As confirmed a while back, Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho have reached a full agreement for the manager to return to Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the current season.

The Portuguese tactician will leave SL Benfica and replace Alvaro Arbeloa as the Real Madrid manager, having agreed a two-year contract until 2028.

Mourinho confident of changing things at Real Madrid

Now, according to COPE (h/t Madrid Xtra), Mourinho is fully confident about turning things around at Real Madrid – both on and off the pitch.

Real Madrid are going through a difficult phase currently, not having won a major trophy for two consecutive seasons, while Barcelona have been flying under Hansi Flick.

Return close. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, the Los Blancos’ dressing room in in a state of absolute turmoil, with division, politics, and infighting reigning supreme.

Real Madrid’s absolute priority, therefore, is to restore order and discipline in the locker room, for which they are prepared to take drastic measures if needed.

And, Mourinho, for his part, strongly believes that he can change the situation at the club, both on the football field and inside the locker room.

Mourinho’s four requests

According to the outlet, Mourinho also had four requests that he presented to Real Madrid which the club have fully agreed to fulfil.

Jose wants total control of the team. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

The first one was that he should be allowed to have a say in transfers – both in terms of positions needing reinforced as well as targets for those areas.

Following that, Mourinho also wanted assurances that there would be no interference from the board with regard to things in the dressing room – from training to team selections.

The Portuguese also asked the club to not have him do pointless press conferences, while requesting to bring his own staff members to the Santiago Bernabeu.

And, Real Madrid have agreed to all of his requests, with Mourinho’s return expected to be made official after the end of the La Liga season.