The Portuguese will be the manager of Real Madrid from next season, after agreeing with Florentino Pérez, who with the decision has a chance to save his presidency.
The environment in Chamartín is currently undergoing one of the most acute institutional and sporting crises in its recent history, marked by unprecedented technical instability. After the brief stints of Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso and Álvaro Arbeloa in a single season, Real Madrid have decided to make a definitive change of direction. José Mourinho is the chosen one to take over the coaching bench in Madrid from next season.
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The sporting management considers the Portuguese strategist as the only profile capable of imposing discipline in a dressing room fragmented by internal tensions. Events such as the clash between Tchouaméni and Valverde, combined with Kylian Mbappé’s recent confrontation after the game against Oviedo, have accelerated the decision-making process.
Florentino Pérez, in the midst of the election campaign, is seeking to regain the authority established by the Portuguese manager in his previous spell between 2010 and 2013. Although the club has to pay compensation of three million euros to Benfica, this procedure is perceived as a minor obstacle in the boardroom. The official announcement is imminent, and it will mark the beginning of an in-depth restructuring in which the new manager will have full authority over the squad.
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Real Madrid have removed any doubts about who will be the architect of the rebuild by ruling out options such as Mauricio Pochettino and Didier Deschamps. The white leadership understands that the current situation requires a figure of psychological and tactical superiority, one capable of extinguishing the prevailing media fires.
Florentino Pérez bets on José Mourinho as the savior
The roadmap for the presidency became clear after Florentino’s angry statements in his recent televised appearance, in which he praised the Portuguese coach’s legacy. Real Madrid are counting on the return of “The Special One” to serve as a balm for a fan base that is exhausted by the ups and downs of this season. The club’s statutes guarantee that the ongoing selection process will not hinder Mourinho’s arrival, which is scheduled for May 23.
This institutional decision stems from the conviction that the coach’s volcanic personality is the necessary tool to deal with clashing egos. Real Madrid gives José Mourinho the power to decide on departures and arrivals in a summer window that is expected to be hectic at Valdebebas. The financial compensation of the Lisbon club has already been agreed, which allows the coaching post to be closed satisfactorily for all parties involved.
The landing of the man from Setúbal implies a radical metamorphosis in the day-to-day management of a squad that has lost its competitive direction. Real Madrid aims to replicate the basis of success that, according to the board, led to the conquest of the four European Cups between 2014 and 2018. The final announcement is expected in a few days, once the last administrative procedures of Portuguese football have been concluded.
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The authority of the new boss will be the axis around which the sporting project revolves, with priority on the restoration of defensive solidity and collective commitment. Real Madrid are preparing for a summer of seismic movements, where the Portuguese’s criteria will be an invariable law in shaping their starting eleven. The white congregation is eagerly awaiting the first speech of a man who already raised the club’s level of competition in his previous term.
For many, José Mourinho’s figure represents the only logical way out of a period of turbulence that has tarnished the image of the most trophy-rich club. Real Madrid thus ends the chapter with trial and error and improvisations, in order to bet on a familiar face who fully understands the demands of the capital. With May 23 marked in red on the calendar, the era of forced peace is about to start.
Real Madrid go all-in with a record holder to steer a ship that was on the brink of chaos back on course. Only time will tell if this second part achieves the same results as the first, but hope and respect have returned to Chamartín. The machinery is running, the contract has been drawn up, and Madridismo is breathing easier with the arrival of a coach who promises to put everyone in their place.
