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José Mourinho’s blockbuster return arsenic Real Madrid head has been confirmed. The 63-year-old, who was successful nan dugout astatine nan Bernabéu from 2010 until 2013, joins nan 15-times European champions from Benfica connected a three-year contract.
Mourinho’s assignment comes aft a torrid play astatine Real Madrid, pinch Xabi Alonso sacked successful January amid subordinate unrest. Álvaro Arbeloa came successful arsenic interim caput coach, but grounded to move astir nan run arsenic Real exited nan Champions League to Bayern Munich astatine nan quarter-final shape and Barcelona cantered to nan La Liga title. Disharmony wrong nan squad besides continued, pinch Fede Valverde taken to hospital to person stitches aft a confrontation pinch his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Florentino Pérez, who was re-elected arsenic president past Sunday, made Mourinho his target and will dream nan Portuguese tin reconstruct bid to nan dressing room and occurrence connected nan pitch. Mourinho won La Liga successful nan 2011-12 season, on pinch nan Copa del Rey successful 2010-2011. He achieved phenomenal feats successful nan early portion of his managerial career, winning nan Champions League pinch Porto and Inter and 3 Premier League titles crossed 2 spells astatine Chelsea.
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Mourinho returned to Benfica, wherever he had started his managerial career, past September and guided them to an unbeaten convention season, but that was capable only for 3rd place. He has besides had caller spells successful complaint of Fenerbahce successful Turkey and Roma successful Italy. Madrid said he would officially commencement connected 13 July, erstwhile pre-season training begins.
On Wednesday Benfica said they would person €15m (£13m) successful compensation for Mourinho from Madrid and that an statement had been reached for Marco Silva to return complete connected a two-year woody pinch an action to widen for a season. Silva near Fulham past week aft 5 years.
