Jose Mourinho is currently in Benfica and may end this season with an unbeaten record in the Portuguese league. The 63-year-old coach's contract with the Da Luz team has 1 year left with a release clause of only about 3 million Euros. This is too small a number for big teams that are ambitious to find new captains like Chelsea or Real Madrid.
If Mourinho arrives at the Bernabeu once again, this will definitely be the biggest boost in his career. After years of success with Chelsea and Real Madrid, to some extent Manchester United, the "Special One" wandered through many clubs but nowhere had too strong an impression. Thought it was no longer attractive because it was outdated, if Mourinho returns to coach at Real Madrid this time, Mourinho's name will once again be mentioned throughout Europe.
The surprise if this deal becomes true is the interest of Florentino Perez. Real Madrid is facing a very high risk of going empty-handed for 2 consecutive years, so they really need a coach of stature at this time to revive. However, the priority of "Godfather" is currently Mourinho, a coach who has almost no outstanding achievements for nearly 10 years, exactly 11 years since the last Premier League title with Chelsea.
After leaving Man United in 2018, Jose Mourinho's most memorable title was only the Conference League with AS Roma in 2022. At this point, the Spanish media also does not understand why Perez is eyeing Mourinho in this crisis period of the team.
So what makes Mourinho attractive to Real Madrid at this time? Currently, Benfica is still undefeated in Primeira Liga after 31 rounds, but they may not win the championship when they are 7 points behind FC Porto and the league is only 3 rounds away. If in the Champions League arena, Mourinho has lost 6/9 matches this season. The most notable highlight is the victory over Real Madrid in the qualifying round with the miraculous shining performance of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.
Before moving to Benfica, the time Jose Mourinho led Fenerbahce in the Turkish league was also unsuccessful. He left the Super Lig when he could not help this team overthrow Galatasaray's dominance. The common point in the seasons in Turkey is that Mourinho's team often loses ground in direct confrontations.
Mourinho's coaching career has not been too outstanding in recent years, but behind-the-scenes statements are still the same. This personality coach still always makes opponents feel hot-eyed because of his unconventional actions. When he was in charge at Real Madrid in the previous term, Mourinho was famous for his "eye-pinching" action on his colleagues from Barcelona. Arriving in Turkey, Mourinho was once banned from directing on the field after accusing Galatasaray's Okan Buruk coaches of "dancing like monkeys". Another time, the "Special One" was banned from directing for 3 matches for grabbing Okan Buruk's nose.
Not far away, just a few months ago, Mourinho himself criticized Vinicius and said that the Brazilian striker had incited racial discrimination after celebrating a goal in Benfica's defeat. If they reunite with Los Blancos, it seems that Mourinho and Vinicius's relationship is no less cold than when Xabi Alonso was in charge.
Returning to the question, why does Real Madrid need Mourinho at this time after a dozen failures and scandals recently? Real Madrid's dressing room is currently very chaotic after another season empty-handed. They need a big ego, which can overwhelm all the stars in the squad. It is not known how effective this will be in the long term, but if order needs to be restored immediately, Mourinho will be much better at doing this than Alvaro Arbeloa.
Real Madrid is also becoming the focus of criticism from the media after a series of recent defeats. If you need someone who dares to confront, even oppose the media, Mourinho is more suitable than anyone else.
After failing with Xabi Alonso's philosophy and not developing further with Alvaro Arbeloa, Real Madrid needs the same "normalization" as Jose Mourinho or Carlo Ancelotti. This team in its most successful period also has no very special philosophy, just stars willing to play for each other.
If Mourinho and Real Madrid reunite successfully this time, football will return to its unpredictable values. At that time, people only know how to explain this deal with the image of a "round ball" because no one really believes this will happen.
