A deal to make José Mourinho the next manager of Real Madrid is reportedly in the final stages, with the Portuguese boss set to put pen to paper next week.
Once it became clear Álvaro Arbeloa could not salvage Los Blancos’ 2025–26 with a trophy, a replacement on the touchline was always coming this summer. Jürgen Klopp, Didier Deschamps and Mauricio Pochettino were three names tossed around for the position, but Mourinho stunningly emerged as the frontrunner to take over.
