Jose Mourinho sparks fresh Real Madrid frenzy with fresh Benfica message

Jose Mourinho has fixed a beardown hint that a Real Madrid instrumentality is imminent, aft stopping abbreviated of accepting Benfica's declaration offer.

Mourinho was Real brag betwixt 2010 and 2013, winning the La Liga rubric successful 2011-12 to depose Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. 

Although the legendary Portuguese brag managed astatine Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Fenerbahce and currently Benfica, helium has not held a starring relation successful a large European league since departing Manchester United.

Nonetheless, portion immoderate reports suggest that the Spanish heavyweights are unfastened to alternatives to Mourinho, the 63-year-old has suggested that talks with his erstwhile nine are progressing smoothly.

Mourinho delays Benfica determination arsenic Madrid talks advance

Jose Mourinho has confirmed that helium received a caller declaration connection from Benfica connected Wednesday but has chosen to postpone a decision.  

“Benfica sent maine a caller declaration connection connected Wednesday," said Mourinho via transportation adept Fabrizio Romano. But I said: not now”.

“On Sunday, we volition see. Next week is important for my future”.  

Reports from Spain suggest that talks astir a instrumentality to Real are already adjacent down the scenes, with a ceremonial statement perchance announced successful the coming days, with May .

Despite his existent woody astatine the Estadio da Luz moving until 2027, the seasoned boss is said to beryllium acceptable to instrumentality to the Bernabeu should the close task beryllium presented.

Mourinho could instrumentality complaint of what could beryllium his last crippled astatine Benfica connected Sunday, erstwhile they big Estoril successful Lisbon.

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The imaginable of the self-proclaimed Special One returning to the Spanish superior comes astatine a clip erstwhile interior disputes and mediocre subject supposedly fracture the Madrid dressing room.  

Having antecedently managed the nine betwixt 2010 and 2013, Mourinho is said to beryllium viewed by Florentino Perez arsenic the authoritative fig required to negociate a squad containing superstar attacking talents with beardown personalities similar Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.  

Despite his arguable exit implicit a decennary ago, the erstwhile Chelsea and Man Utd brag inactive commands respect, though his combustible quality could clash with the starring players successful the Spanish capital, highlighting the large hazard successful a imaginable return. 

Should the 63-year-old trigger his €3m (£2.6m) merchandise clause to permission Benfica, helium will be tasked with ending a two-year drought without a large trophy for Los Blancos.

Several sources judge the merchandise clause tin beryllium activated wrong 10 days of the Lisbon side's last game.