U-turn? With Mourinho close to leaving Benfica, Rui Costa goes all in | OneFootball

Benfica are set to present José Mourinho with a contract renewal offer. At a time when several sources indicate that the Portuguese coach has already reached an agreement with Real Madrid, the Eagles’ president is determined to fight for him and, it seems, has already placed the document in the hands of the Special One and Jorge Mendes.

According to Record in this Wednesday’s edition, May 13, Rui Costa is now awaiting a response from José Mourinho. As the same source noted, the president of the Luz club wants to keep the 63-year-old from Setúbal, at a time when a return to Real Madrid is gaining momentum.

However, as the sports daily reported, Rui Costa will not receive an immediate response from José Mourinho, since the Portuguese coach, in the press conference after the match against Braga, confirmed that he will only make a decision about his future at the end of the season, when the 10-day period stipulated in his contract with Benfica will begin.

Record states that the renewal is a matter Rui Costa had already decided on a few weeks ago, although he had never found the right moment to present it to the coach. However, the fact that Benfica drew with Braga and, consequently, dropped to third place, will not take the renewal offer off the table.

Thus, José Mourinho’s future remains up in the air, at a time when the coach finds himself between Benfica’s desire to keep him and Real Madrid’s wish to bring him back to the Spanish capital. The coming days are expected with great anticipation and, as with Nicolás Otamendi, the decision is in the hands of the Special One.

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