Enrique Riquelme rules out Mourinho, likens Benfica boss to a... plaster | OneFootball

Enrique Riquelme has spoken again about the decision of whether or not to hire José Mourinho. The candidate in the Real Madrid elections, where he is running against Florentino Pérez, shut the door on the Special One’s return. Above all, the 37-year-old businessman said the Spanish club does not need a patch-up fix, comparing the Benfica manager to a Band-Aid.

“I have never been ‘pro-Mourinho,’ nor ‘anti-Mourinho.’ I am a Madridista. He is a great coach and has achieved many successes. He has a particular style of managing the dressing room,” Enrique Riquelme, a candidate for the presidency of the Spanish club, began by saying as he addressed the issue of signing José Mourinho from Benfica.

“At certain moments he may or may not be good for a particular club,” the 37-year-old businessman pointed out, stating that a possible return for José Mourinho may or may not work out, noting that the Special One’s impact in the dressing room may or may not be positive and that what matters is Real Madrid’s well-being.

“But I think Real Madrid needs a project for the future, not a short-term one; it does not need a Band-Aid fix for the current moment. We need to change direction and have a medium- and long-term project,” Enrique Riquelme said, making it clear that the Benfica manager is not the ideal solution for the Merengue club.

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