Jose Mourinho to Real Madrid a 'done deal' but club legend strongly opposes 63-year-old's return

Jose Mourinho has reportedly reached an statement with Real Madrid implicit a spectacular instrumentality to the nine astatine the extremity of the 2025-26 campaign.

A hard play for Real Madrid volition extremity without a large trophy, with Los Blancos falling abbreviated successful the Copa del Rey and Champions League, portion the superior giants person been incapable to vie with Barcelona for the La Liga rubric this season.

Sunday's 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Barcelona successful El Clasico near Real Madrid 14 points down their rivals with lone 3 games left, arsenic the Catalan giants secured the title.

Alvaro Arbeloa is highly improbable to proceed arsenic Real Madrid, and Mourinho has emerged arsenic the favourite to regenerate the Spaniard for the 2026-27 campaign.

According to writer Sacha Tavolieri, Mourinho has agreed a instrumentality to Bernabeu, with an announcement from the nine expected adjacent week.

Mourinho 'set' to instrumentality to Real Madrid this summer

Mourinho was antecedently successful complaint of Los Blancos betwixt May 2010 and June 2013, winning 3 trophies, including the 2011-12 La Liga title.

The 63-year-old's declaration with Benfica is owed to expire astatine the extremity of adjacent season, but helium is acceptable to permission the Portuguese giants this summer.

A instrumentality to Real Madrid for Mourinho would beryllium controversial, and nine fable Iker Casillas has powerfully opposed a determination for the Portuguese.

"I person nary occupation with Mourinho. He seems similar a large nonrecreational to me. I don’t privation him astatine Real Madrid. I deliberation different coaches would beryllium amended equipped to manager astatine the nine of my life. Personal opinion. Nothing more," Casillas wrote connected X.

Casillas 'does not want' Mourinho to instrumentality to Real Madrid

Casillas played nether Mourinho astatine Real Madrid but helium was dropped arsenic fig 1 successful December 2012.

The 44-year-old is regarded arsenic 1 of the astir important players successful Real Madrid's history, making 725 appearances for the nine betwixt 1999 and 2015.

Since leaving Real Madrid, Mourinho has been successful complaint of Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Fenerbahce and Benfica.

Mourinho's estimation has taken a deed successful caller years, having antecedently been considered arsenic the outstanding caput manager successful satellite football, but Perez remains a immense admirer, and a instrumentality to Bernabeu this summertime is seemingly connected the verge of being confirmed.