Spanish media point to Jorge Mendes as Benfica's nuclear option | OneFootball

José Mourinho's departure from Benfica continues to generate a lot of talk, especially at a time when the Portuguese coach still has not made his decision clear to Rui Costa. Now, with the Real Madrid elections taking place, the Portuguese manager’s exit, according to the Spanish press, could be secured by Jorge Mendes, the coach’s agent.

the deadline for it and that the elections set to take place at Real Madrid in two weeks could seriously jeopardize that operation.

It is in this scenario that Jorge Mendes, José Mourinho’s agent, comes in. The sports agent, who runs the company Gestifute, according to AS, may be willing to pay the termination clause — 7 million euros gross — currently in force, in order to prevent the situation at Real Madrid from significantly delaying the Special One’s departure.

It should be remembered that José Mourinho was out of the country last Saturday, May 23, when he was spotted in Berlin attending the German Cup final, won by Bayern Munich. Spanish media stated that the Special One went on behalf of Real Madrid to watch Michael Olise, a target for Los Blancos.

Thus, the possibility of Jorge Mendes paying the clause, putting an end to this uncertainty surrounding Benfica’s managerial position, could be a key solution to resolve the matter.

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