Jose Mourinho to Real Madrid: Legendary manager responds to Florentino Perez return rumours and Benfica exit talk

Real Madrid are expected to acquisition a important enactment modulation this summertime arsenic they look to extremity a disappointing run nether Alvaro Arbeloa. 

The Spanish giants person struggled to support gait with arch-rivals Barcelona, who presently beryllium 11 points wide astatine the apical of the LaLiga table aft 33 rounds. 

Following a Champions League exit, the hierarchy astatine the Bernabeu look progressively apt to authorisation a alteration successful the dugout. 

One erstwhile manager has been linked to the role, with reports this week revealing Florentino Perez's penchant for Jose Mourinho. 

Mourinho denies Real Madrid interaction amid instrumentality speculation

Perez is reportedly anxious to reconstruct a consciousness of dominance to the squad aft 2 trophyless seasons. 

Mourinho has since insisted that helium has received nary ceremonial attack from Real Madrid contempt intense speculation linking him with the club. 

Speaking to reporters connected Friday, the seasoned manager guaranteed that nary discussions had taken spot with representatives from the Spanish capital. 

“No 1 from Real Madrid has spoken to me. I tin warrant that,” Mourinho said via Mirror Football. 

“I’ve been successful shot for truthful galore years and I’m utilized to these things... but there’s thing from Real Madrid. I person a twelvemonth to spell connected my Benfica contract, and that’s all.”

The legendary manager's existent statement with Benfica reportedly includes a interruption clause that tin beryllium triggered astatine the decision of the contiguous campaign. 

Mourinho remains focused connected finishing the home play unbeaten arsenic helium seeks to unafraid Champions League shot for the Lisbon giants. 

Is a sensational instrumentality to Madrid a viable option?

The imaginable instrumentality of the erstwhile Chelsea manager to Madrid would apt impact a analyzable boardroom powerfulness struggle. 

While Perez is believed to stay a vocal admirer of the Portuguese tactician, his erstwhile departure from the nine successful 2013 was notably acrimonious. 

Mourinho besides rubbed radical up the incorrect mode aft the alleged racism incidental involving Vinicius Junior and Gianluca Prestianni successful mid-February, erstwhile the manager's remarks drew ire. 

Doubly instructive is that Mourinho is besides understood to beryllium monitoring the availability of the Portugal nationalist squad relation up of the 2030 World Cup.