Silence from Mourinho and Florentino puts Benfica on red alert | OneFootball

Despite the evasive answers from both sides, the strongest scenario currently on the table is José Mourinho leaving. As things stand, the way Florentino Pérez, Real Madrid president, responded to questions about the Benfica coach, without hiding his smiles, could be quite revealing about the Special One’s future.

According to the newspaper A Bola this Wednesday, May 13, Florentino Pérez remains in contact with José Mourinho in order to finalize all the details regarding the coach’s return to Real Madrid, where he managed between 2010 and 2013. However, the 63-year-old from Setúbal, still at Benfica, continues to insist that he has not been approached.

"I’m not going to talk about coaches or players. I came to say that I am standing [in the elections] to give Real Madrid’s assets back to the members. [The press and critics] want me to leave. Not only am I not leaving, but I am standing in the elections because I want to ensure that Real Madrid remains in the hands of its members," said the merengue executive when first asked about Mourinho.

"I didn’t think you would ask me about that [laughs]. We are not at that stage of the process," he eventually said, following repeated questions from the journalists present at the press conference. On the other hand, national sources indicate that Benfica will not give up so easily, revealing that Rui Costa is ready to present the Special One with a contract renewal offer.

As such, José Mourinho’s future remains up in the air at a time when the coach finds himself caught between Benfica’s desire to keep him and Real Madrid’s wish to bring him back to the Spanish capital. .

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