{"id":51993,"date":"2026-05-14T18:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51993"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:34:11","slug":"jose-mourinho-contacts-courtois-mbappe-and-vinicius-jr-amid-reports-of-possible-real-madrid-return-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/jose-mourinho-contacts-courtois-mbappe-and-vinicius-jr-amid-reports-of-possible-real-madrid-return-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho contacts Courtois, Mbapp\u00e9 and Vinicius Jr amid reports of possible Real Madrid return: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent reports indicate that <b>Jose Mourinho<\/b> has personally reached out to <b>Thibaut Courtois<\/b>, <b>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/b>, and <b>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior<\/b> as negotiations for his sensational return to Real Madrid reach their final stages.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Negotiations and Strategic Outreach<\/h3>\n<p>The \u201cSpecial One\u201d is currently managing Benfica but is reportedly the primary candidate to replace \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa at the Bernab\u00e9u. His alleged outreach to key stars aims to address deep-seated issues within a \u201cfractured\u201d dressing room following a 2025\u201326 campaign that saw Madrid fail to secure any major trophies.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/b>: Mourinho reportedly intends to make Mbapp\u00e9 the central figure of his tactical project to help him regain fan support after a difficult debut season.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior:<\/b> Contact with Vin\u00edcius is seen as critical for maintaining locker room stability, especially amid reports of squad friction and a need for authoritative management.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Thibaut Courtois<\/b>: Re-establishing a strong relationship with senior figures like Courtois is considered essential for restoring the defensive discipline Mourinho is known for.<\/p>\n<p>President Florentino P\u00e9rez is the driving force behind this move, believing Mourinho\u2019s authoritative style is necessary to manage the squad\u2019s strong egos.\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Contractual Status<\/b>: Mourinho has a \u20ac3 million release clause in his Benfica contract that can be triggered within 10 days of the season\u2019s end.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Upcoming Timeline<\/b>: Mourinho has publicly stated he will only discuss his future after Benfica\u2019s final match against Estoril Praia.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Demands<\/b>: Mourinho is seeking full control over transfers and specific \u201cpower\u201d assurances within the club\u2019s sporting project before officially signing.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If the appointment proceeds, it would mark Mourinho\u2019s second stint at the club, 13 years after his initial departure in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent reports indicate that Jose Mourinho has personally reached out to Thibaut Courtois, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior as negotiations\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1163,449,2566,4057,2554],"class_list":["post-51993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-jose-mourinho","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-thibaut-courtois","tag-top-stories","tag-vinicius-jr"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51993","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=51993"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51997,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51993\/revisions\/51997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}