🚨 Mourinho favourite to take charge at Real Madrid (The Athletic)

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·28 aprile 2026

🚨 Mourinho favourite to take charge at Real Madrid (The Athletic)

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The bombshell that has shaken up the build-up to this Tuesday’s blockbuster between PSG and Bayern comes from the highly reputable The Athletic!

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The English outlet reported on Tuesday afternoon that José Mourinho is the favorite to become Real Madrid’s new head coach next season! The Portuguese manager is Madrid president Florentino Pérez’s number one choice.

🚨 Jose Mourinho preferred candidate of Florentino Perez to become next Real Madrid head coach. Support not universal inside #RMFC but president driving process so 63yo strong contender. ~€3m break clause in Benfica deal. W/ @MarioCortegana @TheAthleticFC
– martedì 28 aprile 2026

⚡BREAKING: Jose Mourinho is Real Madrid president Florentino Perez’s favoured candidate to replace Alvaro Arbeloa as head coach ➕Around €3million break clause in Benfica deal @David_Ornstein @TheAthleticFC
– martedì 28 aprile 2026

As a reminder, Álvaro Arbeloa’s departure at the end of the season is no longer in doubt.

Real’s coach from 2010 to 2013, Mourinho has been in charge of Benfica since September 2025 and has a release clause estimated at three million euros in his contract with the Lisbon club.

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