{"id":49502,"date":"2026-04-20T13:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49502"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:07:50","slug":"is-jose-mourinho-set-for-a-real-madrid-return-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/is-jose-mourinho-set-for-a-real-madrid-return-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Jos\u00e9 Mourinho set for a Real Madrid return next season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho is eager to make a stunning return to Real Madrid ahead of the 2026\/27 season, according to a report from Spanish radio station Cadena SER. The Portuguese manager, now at Benfica, is reportedly high on the shortlist amid growing discontent with current boss \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 \ud835\udddd\ud835\udde8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde7 \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1: Jose Mourinho would love to return to Real Madrid and coach the team next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/La_SER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@La_SER<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXnzlwyoT0\">pic.twitter.com\/MXnzlwyoT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Touchline | \ud835\udc13 (@TouchlineX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TouchlineX\/status\/2046133018947936598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid have endured a difficult period since Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s departure. Xabi Alonso\u2019s brief tenure ended quickly, leading to Arbeloa\u2019s appointment in January 2026. Despite some positive moments, the club faces another trophyless campaign and early Champions League struggles, putting immense pressure on Florentino P\u00e9rez to act decisively.<\/p>\n<p>Portuguese outlet Record and various European sources report that P\u00e9rez is seriously <b>considering<\/b> Mourinho as a proven winner to stabilize the squad featuring stars like Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, and Jude Bellingham. Mourinho, who won La Liga and the Copa del Rey during his 2010-2013 stint at the Bernab\u00e9u, is said to be open to the move. A release clause in his Benfica contract could facilitate it, though <b>no formal talks have begun<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho recently refused to guarantee his Benfica future, fueling rumors, though he has dismissed \u201csoap opera\u201d speculation in the past. Other names like J\u00fcrgen Klopp or Didier Deschamps remain in the mix, but the \u201cSpecial One\u2019s\u201d experience and familiarity with the club make him an intriguing option for P\u00e9rez.<\/p>\n<p>A return would be high-risk, high-reward. Mourinho\u2019s defensive pragmatism could clash with Madrid\u2019s Gal\u00e1cticos style, yet his leadership might restore order. Fans remain divided, as seen in <b>mixed reactions online<\/b>. For now, the story stays in <b>rumor<\/b> territory, but developments could accelerate quickly as the season winds down.2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho is eager to make a stunning return to Real Madrid ahead of the 2026\/27 season, according to a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":49504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1163,266],"class_list":["post-49502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-jose-mourinho","tag-real-madrid"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49502"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49508,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49502\/revisions\/49508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}