The Special One Returns Mourinho Reportedly Reaches Agreement with Real Madrid

The official confirmation should happen next week following Real Madrids last LaLiga game of the campaign. Los Blancos are due to play against Athletic Club on Saturday night.

Real Madrid will thus benefit from a provision in Mourinhos agreement with Benfica allowing termination by either side within ten days after the Liga Portugal season concludes for approximately three million euros.

The Portuguese coach noted he would take this period to consider his options while also stating he has received a contract extension proposal from Benfica. Rui Costa vowed to update the club members this week regarding developments.

Should this happen it will conclude Mourinhos second stint at Benfica. Following eleven matches during the 2000/01 campaign the Special One came back to Lisbon to take over from Bruno Lage in September.

He achieved twenty seven victories across forty five fixtures with the side ending in third place missing Champions League qualification along with early exits from the Taca de Portugal in the quarter finals Taca da Liga in the semi finals and the Champions League playoffs versus Real Madrid.

Back in Madrid he will confront a difficult scenario. The Merengues will end up second in Spain having lost the Super Cup and been eliminated in the last sixteen of the Copa del Rey plus the Champions League quarter finals during a season filled with various team internal disputes.

Their season started under Xabi Alonso as manager but concluded with Alvaro Arbeloa serving as temporary boss.