Reports: Jose Mourinho signs a contract to coach Real Madrid with broad powers | sports

Documented press reports published by “The Athletic” platform, today, Friday, stated that veteran Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho (63 years old) has signed an official contract under which he will return to lead the technical management of the Spanish club Real Madrid in a second term extending until the summer of 2029.

This official agreement brings “Special One” back to Valdebebas Castle more than a decade after its departure in 2013. He will take over the job, succeeding the young Spanish coach Alvaro Arbeloa, who took over temporarily last January following the dismissal of Xabi Alonso.

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The decision of club president Florentino Pérez to resort to the experience and rigor of Mourinho – who spent last season as coach of the Portuguese club Benfica – came after a “zero” season that disappointed the hopes of the Royal Club’s fans. The team was eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-finals by Bayern Munich, and also finished the Spanish League (La Liga) in second place, a full 8 points behind traditional rival Barcelona, ​​which won the title.

In this regard, Perez hinted in a recent television interview with the official Spanish Television (TVE), to the urgent need for a “capable coach” to lead the current arsenal of stars that includes Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, and Arda Guler, to inaugurate a new historical era. When asked directly about Mourinho, Perez said clearly: “He is a good coach, without a doubt.”

Mourinho has broad powers and electoral anticipation

According to the leaked terms, the contract, which will extend for three seasons, gives the Portuguese coach wide-ranging powers in the matter of contracts and team building. Reports indicated that Mourinho’s first requests centered around the need to bring in Spanish international Rodri, the English Manchester City midfielder. Mourinho will also transfer with him a technical team that includes 4 assistants who worked with him at Benfica.

Despite the completion of the actual signing, the full official announcement and media presentation of the coach may face some relative calm given the club’s preoccupation with arranging the upcoming presidential elections, which Perez is running against his rival Enrique Riquelme in the first competitive vote the club has witnessed in 20 years. Merengue fans hope that the mentality of Mourinho, who previously won the historic league title with 100 points in 2012, will succeed in restoring tactical discipline and combating the local dominance of the Catalan team.