A new era will begin in Madrid. With an air of déjà vu that said, since it is José Mourinho who will be the tenant of the bench at the Santiago Bernabéu for next season. At least, for the start of the 2025-2026 financial year. The management of Real Madrid made the strong choice to bring back the Special One, thirteen years after his departure and his first rather controversial and sulfurous adventure at the head of the biggest club on the planet. A choice that raises questions in Madrid, since the Portuguese had difficulty in his last mandates, and for example failed to qualify Benfica for the Champions League.
What is certain is that if Florentino Pérez is betting so much on the Portuguese, it is because he is counting on him to restore order. A risky bet, but which aims to calm tensions within a complicated locker room, with many players who had problems with Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa. His management of stars – and the Kylian Mbappé case in particular – will therefore be closely examined.
Mourinho will have to validate
At the same time, we will also have to put together a squad for the Lusitanian tactician. Many departures are already planned, since Fran Garcia, Dani Ceballos or Eduardo Camavinga among others are announced as starters, and there will therefore be arrivals. As indicated in the Cadena SERthe management of Real Madrid will propose to its new coach to recruit Rodri (Manchester City). A name that has already come out several times in recent months, but the capital club wants to have Mourinho’s definitive opinion before going on the attack.
The club’s staff and the Portuguese will therefore have to decide on this first transfer window file, while the 2024 Ballon d’Or is the preferred track of the management, who understood that it would not be possible to enlist Vitinha (PSG). The 29-year-old midfielder is in any case seduced by the idea of playing for the Merengues. Above all, this information confirms that Mourinho will have a say in the construction of the team and the transfer window, which was one of the conditions set by the Portuguese for returning to Real Madrid.
