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Jose Mourinho appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 10:33 am

José Mourinho, confirmed by Real Madrid as new head coach with club statement.

Benfica receive €15m fee.

“The Board of Directors of Real Madrid C.F., meeting today, Thursday, June 11, and chaired by Florentino Pérez, has agreed to appoint José Mourinho as first-team coach for the next three seasons, until June 30, 2029.

José Mourinho will join Real Madrid on July 13, the day preseason training begins”.




Jose Mourinho agrees initial two-year deal to return to Real Madrid as manager.

Mourinho is set to be unveiled in Madrid next week for a second spell at the Bernabeu, 13 years after his first spell in the Spanish capital.

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 11:02 am

Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 11:30 am

froggy1927 wrote:Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:

No same owners as it is owned by the members of the club approximately 90000 members The presidents may change but as far as i know always been owned by the membership

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 11:41 am

Abergavenny wrote:
froggy1927 wrote:Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:

No same owners as it is owned by the members of the club approximately 90000 members The presidents may change but as far as i know always been owned by the membership


Cheers mate

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 12:19 pm

froggy1927 wrote:Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:


Always goes the same with Jose.

He starts well and everyone thinks he's amazing, before it falls apart in the second or third season.

And it always finishes by him effectively throwing a grenade into the club.

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 1:06 pm

I honestly thought he was finished as a top level manager.

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 2:49 pm

The man must be minted by now, and likely get a £20-50M payout when they sack him.

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 5:52 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
froggy1927 wrote:Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:


Always goes the same with Jose.

He starts well and everyone thinks he's amazing, before it falls apart in the second or third season.

And it always finishes by him effectively throwing a grenade into the club.


He's done a pretty good job everywhere he's been. Even recently sacked the week before a cup final with Spurs who'd won nothing for years at that point. Roma UEFA cup they'd won nothing forever before that. Also he'll go back to playing counter attack which is what Madrid have seemed to have had all that success with

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 6:06 pm

Starvinmarvin wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:
froggy1927 wrote:Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:


Always goes the same with Jose.

He starts well and everyone thinks he's amazing, before it falls apart in the second or third season.

And it always finishes by him effectively throwing a grenade into the club.


He's done a pretty good job everywhere he's been. Even recently sacked the week before a cup final with Spurs who'd won nothing for years at that point. Roma UEFA cup they'd won nothing forever before that. Also he'll go back to playing counter attack which is what Madrid have seemed to have had all that success with


You can't deny he causes trouble pretty much everywhere he goes too though.

He's got a job on his hands in Madrid with players recently fighting each other in training.

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Mon May 18, 2026 7:55 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
Starvinmarvin wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:
froggy1927 wrote:Crazy to see him back there again

I thought he had a massive falling out with them when he left but probably different owners by now it was over a decade ago :lol:


Always goes the same with Jose.

He starts well and everyone thinks he's amazing, before it falls apart in the second or third season.

And it always finishes by him effectively throwing a grenade into the club.


He's done a pretty good job everywhere he's been. Even recently sacked the week before a cup final with Spurs who'd won nothing for years at that point. Roma UEFA cup they'd won nothing forever before that. Also he'll go back to playing counter attack which is what Madrid have seemed to have had all that success with


You can't deny he causes trouble pretty much everywhere he goes too though.

He's got a job on his hands in Madrid with players recently fighting each other in training.


He won't be there long 2 seasons at most but I bet that team will be together behind him next season. Also he'll take all the heat off the players like he always does.

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Tue May 19, 2026 11:28 pm

Jose ;)

Re: Jose Mourinho to be appointed Real Madrid manager

Thu Jun 11, 2026 6:31 pm

José Mourinho, confirmed by Real Madrid as new head coach with club statement.

Benfica receive €15m fee.

“The Board of Directors of Real Madrid C.F., meeting today, Thursday, June 11, and chaired by Florentino Pérez, has agreed to appoint José Mourinho as first-team coach for the next three seasons, until June 30, 2029.

José Mourinho will join Real Madrid on July 13, the day preseason training begins”.

Re: Jose Mourinho appointed Real Madrid manager

Fri Jun 12, 2026 5:01 am

He should spice up El Classico if the past is anything to go by

Re: Jose Mourinho appointed Real Madrid manager

Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:14 pm

Jose not wasting time in getting players in - World Cup or not ;)