{"id":342,"date":"2026-05-29T15:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=342"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:55:41","slug":"jose-mourinho-portuguese-signs-three-year-deal-to-become-real-madrid-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho: Portuguese signs three-year deal to become Real Madrid manager"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jose Mourinho has signed a three-year deal to become Real Madrid’s new head coach.<\/b><\/p>\n

He will not be officially unveiled until after the club’s presidential election, which is due to take place on 7 June.<\/p>\n

However, the 63-year-old’s contract will only be valid if current president Florentino Perez remains in his role.<\/p>\n

Perez announced the election during an extraordinary news conference<\/a> earlier this month in which he criticised journalists and La Liga and spoke of an “organised campaign” against him.<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old has been in office since 2009 – and was previously president between 2000 and 2006 – but has overseen two successive trophyless seasons.<\/p>\n

Renewables tycoon Enrique Riquelme<\/a> is standing against Perez in the first presidential election in 20 years featuring a challenger, although Perez is expected to still win.<\/p>\n

Mourinho is leaving his role as manager of Benfica, where he took charge in September and led them to third place in the Primeira Liga this season.<\/p>\n

In his previous spell in charge of Real between 2010 and 2013, the Portuguese won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.<\/p>\n

Mourinho will replace Alvaro Arbeloa, who only took charge in January following Xabi Alonso’s departure as boss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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