Mourinho plots Benfica exit as Real Madrid act to avert fresh chaos | OneFootball

he is getting closer and closer to returning to Real Madrid and, in Spain, the first details of the new structure envisioned by Florentino Pérez to support the Portuguese coach in a phase considered decisive for the club’s future are already beginning to emerge.

to find a figure capable of controlling the dressing room and acting as a link between the coaching staff, players and board, after a season marked by several controversial episodes.

Real Madrid’s idea is to create a role similar to that of a “team manager”, someone with strong internal influence and capable of preventing conflicts, leaks of information and disciplinary problems. The profile being sought is reminiscent of the role played by Zinedine Zidane during Mourinho’s first spell at the Bernabéu between 2010/2011 and 2012/2013.

. Among the most delicate incidents was a violent argument between Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni during training, - which Mourinho witnessed - a situation that even forced the Uruguayan to receive hospital treatment and stitches to the head. Both ended up being punished with a fine of 500 thousand euros.

Arbeloa later publicly regretted the disclosure of the incident. “I had a teammate who picked up a golf club and attacked another. What happens in the Real Madrid dressing room should stay in the dressing room,” said the Spanish coach, acknowledging the discomfort caused by the leaks of information. Now, with Mourinho on the verge of taking charge, Real Madrid want to avoid repeating the same mistakes and are preparing a real internal revolution.

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