Details of José Mourinho’s Benfica contract revealed | OneFootball

José Mourinho is expected to be introduced at Benfica this Thursday. The coach returns to Luz to replace Bruno Lage, who was fired after a home humiliation against Qarabag (3-2). The Special One is expected to sign a contract for two seasons.

According to the newspaper A Bola, Mourinho and Benfica have closed a deal valid until the end of 2026/27. The same source assures that the coach was on vacation in Barcelona and would return next Sunday, but he anticipated his trip to sign with the reds.

As for the technical team, the sports daily explains that Mourinho will keep João Tralhão, António Dias, and Pedro Machado. The first started working with the coach this year, but he has been linked to Seixal for almost two decades, also accumulating experiences abroad.

The situation of Pedro Machado is similar, but without having passed through Benfica. Before starting as an assistant to Mourinho, the coach was at Académica, after having worked at Freamunde, Vila Meã, Anadia, São João de Ver and Oliveira do Hospital. António Dias was the physical trainer of Nuno Espírito Santo's teams.

"If you ask me if I was expecting to stay until the end of the season without coaching, that's not my nature. I wanted to get in. I didn't want to say yes to any club that wasn't the right one, just because I'm a workaholic. When I was confronted with the possibility of coaching Benfica, I didn't think twice in the sense of 'I'm interested, I would like'. Who is the coach who says no to Benfica? Not me", Mourinho admitted, upon arrival in Portugal.

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