Benfica exit, Mourinho hails Florentino Pérez win at Real Madrid (Video) | OneFootball

is about to be officially announced as Real Madrid’s new head coach, in what will be Florentino Pérez’s first major decision after being re-elected club president with 65% of the vote. The agreement between the Portuguese manager and the Spanish club is complete, and the contract is expected to be signed in the coming hours.

"Yes. Florentino Pérez won the elections!", to which José Mourinho reacted: "Yes, of course...".

Real Madrid will pay Benfica a fee of 15 million euros to release the coach. The previous release clause, set at 7 million euros, expired on May 26, and the election period at the Madrid club delayed the operation.

With this outcome, Marco Silva is close to being announced as Benfica’s new head coach. The former Fulham manager is fully aligned with the Eagles to take charge of the first team.

The 48-year-old coach decided to bring his five-season spell at the London club to an end and accepted Benfica’s offer to return to Portuguese football.

Watch Mourinho’s video:

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