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he is getting ever closer to swapping Benfica for Real Madrid and, by all indications, he should not be heading to the Spanish capital alone. The coach is preparing to take several members of the backroom staff who worked with him during his spell at the Lisbon club.

João Tralhão and Pedro Machado, two of the Special One’s main assistants, are being tipped to move to the Merengues, along with goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos. Roberto Merella, an analyst who has been with Mourinho since his Roma days, is also expected to be part of the new adventure at the Santiago Bernabéu. Ricardo Rocha, meanwhile, the former centre-back and current member of the technical structure, is expected to remain at Benfica.

It should be noted that . By all indications, the Portuguese coach has been postponing that decision due to issues external to the red side of things, and is now waiting for developments from Madrid before taking a definitive position.

According to Record newspaper, the Setúbal-born manager has already decided to accept the challenge of returning to Real Madrid, although that intention has not yet been formally communicated to the board. If the departure is confirmed at Mourinho’s own initiative, Benfica should receive a fee of around €7 million.

Also according to the same source, the process still depends on the electoral context at the Merengue club. Florentino Pérez has called early elections at Real Madrid, and candidate lists must be submitted by Saturday, 23 May. If the current president stands as the sole candidate, he will be automatically re-elected, which could immediately clear the way for the official announcement of José Mourinho as the new coach of Los Blancos.

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