{"id":57621,"date":"2026-04-30T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57621"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:01:03","slug":"real-boss-perez-seeks-mourinho-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/30\/real-boss-perez-seeks-mourinho-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Boss P\u00e9rez Seeks Mourinho Return\u2026 \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Real Boss P\u00e9rez Seeks Mourinho Return\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sports Correspondent \u2013 Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has identified Jos\u00e9 Mourinho as his top choice to take over as head coach, according to Spanish media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho is currently in charge at Benfica, where he took over in July 2024. The Portuguese manager reportedly has a \u20ac3 million release clause in his contract, which could smooth a potential return to the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9rez is said to value Mourinho\u2019s experience and winning record, particularly in high-pressure environments. Mourinho previously managed Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013, winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a during his three-year spell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Athletic reports that P\u00e9rez sees Mourinho as the ideal candidate to lead the next phase of the project,\u201d the article states.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s current coaching situation remains uncertain, with the club expected to make a decision on its next manager before pre-season begins in July. Mourinho has led Benfica to second in the Primeira Liga this season and to the Champions League quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>If appointed, it would mark Mourinho\u2019s second stint in Madrid and his sixth club in Europe\u2019s top five leagues.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Real #Boss #P\u00e9rez #Seeks #Mourinho #Return #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Boss P\u00e9rez Seeks Mourinho Return\u2026 Sports Correspondent \u2013 Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has identified Jos\u00e9 Mourinho as his&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[1304,6694,1648,202,10669,1008,1152,2061],"class_list":["post-57621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-boss","tag-eduzim","tag-mourinho","tag-news","tag-perez","tag-real","tag-return","tag-seeks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57623,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57621\/revisions\/57623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}