Benfica exit: the latest on José Mourinho | OneFootball

José Mourinho has still not officially informed Rui Costa of his departure. As far as is known, the Portuguese coach has been dragging out his decision to leave Benfica over details unrelated to the club from Luz. Everything indicates that the Special One is waiting for the ‘green light’ from Real Madrid in the coming days.

According to what Record newspaper has learned, the Setúbal-born coach has already decided to head to the Spanish giants, however, he has still not officially communicated it to the Benfica board, in this case Rui Costa. If José Mourinho's departure is confirmed, at the coach’s request, Benfica expects to receive a fee of around €7 million.

However, the sports daily explained that the delay in this process is related to the elections at Real Madrid. It should be remembered that Florentino Pérez, given the club’s sensitive moment, called an early election. Candidate lists must be submitted by Saturday, May 23 and, if the current president is the only one, he will automatically be re-elected, which would give the ‘green light’ for Mourinho to be unveiled as the new coach of Los Blancos.

However, a businessman is expected to put forward a candidacy, which would force the elections to be scheduled within the 15 days following the close of candidate lists, with the latest possible date being June 9. Still, Mourinho’s plan is to travel to the Spanish capital immediately after Real Madrid’s final La Liga match, precisely on May 23.

At the moment, there is still no knowledge of other official candidates, although Enrique Riquelme has already said he is considering running. Meanwhile, at Seixal, the Special One has reportedly already emptied his office and said goodbye to the staff working at the training centre. Mourinho’s departure is not a taboo subject at Benfica, according to what Record knows, and it has been viewed without drama.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.