Deal done! Mourinho heads to Real Madrid, Benfica bank a fortune | OneFootball

has already signed a contract with Real Madrid and is preparing to return to the Santiago Bernabéu. The Portuguese coach is set to sign a deal valid until 2029 with the Spanish club, which will have to pay around 15 million euros to secure the Portuguese manager’s departure from Luz.

The information was reported by The Athletic. The coach from Setúbal finalized the last details of the agreement last week and is expected to officially take charge of Los Blancos in the coming weeks. He is therefore preparing to leave Benfica.

The move for José Mourinho came directly from the current president of the Madrid club, who wants to once again hand the sporting project to the coach he has worked with in the past. The decision comes at a particularly important time for Real Madrid’s future, as Florentino Pérez is facing elections.

The veteran Spanish director, 79, will face Enrique Riquelme in the race for the Real Madrid presidency, although in Spain there is a belief that the current Los Blancos leader, who first arrived in July 2000, will win again.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s executives have already begun preparing for José Mourinho’s new era. In addition to defining the coaching staff, planning for the transfer market for next season is also underway.

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