{"id":52380,"date":"2026-05-20T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52380"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:08:54","slug":"fabrizio-romanos-here-we-go-on-jose-mourinho-to-real-madrid-becomes-most-liked-transfer-announcement-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/fabrizio-romanos-here-we-go-on-jose-mourinho-to-real-madrid-becomes-most-liked-transfer-announcement-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano\u2019s \u201cHere We Go\u201d on Jos\u00e9 Mourinho to Real Madrid becomes most-liked transfer announcement ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Football\u2019s transfer news landscape witnessed a historic moment as Fabrizio Romano\u2019s announcement of Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s sensational return to Real Madrid became the <strong>most liked post<\/strong> in the history of such major announcements.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">The Record-Breaking Announcement<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">On May 18, 2026, renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano posted the iconic update:<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Jos\u00e9 Mourinho back to Real Madrid, HERE WE GO! \ud83d\udca3\ud83e\udd0d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The post quickly exploded, surpassing previous records with over <strong>721,000 likes<\/strong> (and still climbing at the time of reports). It dethroned earlier blockbusters like Kylian Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s move to Real Madrid (around 620K likes) and Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s 2021 return to Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This milestone underscores the massive global excitement surrounding Mourinho\u2019s homecoming to the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Jos\u00e9 Mourinho back to Real Madrid, HERE WE GO! \ud83d\udca3\ud83e\udd0d<\/p>\n<p>All terms have been verbally agreed between Jos\u00e9 Mourinho and Real Madrid, waiting to sign all documents.<\/p>\n<p>Plan for initial two year deal, JM to travel to Madrid after Real-Bilbao game.<\/p>\n<p>The Special One is back. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K267WgiqjC\">pic.twitter.com\/K267WgiqjC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2056292538705649901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Top Fabrizio Romano \u201cHere We Go\u201d Announcements (By Likes)<\/h3>\n<ol dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho to Real Madrid (2026)<\/strong> \u2014 721K+<\/li>\n<li>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 to Real Madrid (2024) \u2014 ~620K<\/li>\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United (2021) \u2014 ~559K<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em>(And more in the top 10, including recent moves like Trent Alexander-Arnold.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Why This Move Captivated the World<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, famously known as \u201cThe Special One,\u201d previously managed Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013. He won La Liga and the Copa del Rey during that spell, delivering memorable moments despite a complex relationship with the club\u2019s hierarchy and fans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">His return comes at a pivotal time for Los Blancos, following a challenging season. Reports indicate a two-year deal has been verbally agreed, with Mourinho set to take charge after the final La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao. The news has sparked widespread reactions across football communities, blending nostalgia, drama, and high expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football\u2019s transfer news landscape witnessed a historic moment as Fabrizio Romano\u2019s announcement of Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s sensational return to Real Madrid\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[1163],"class_list":["post-52380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-jose-mourinho"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52380","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\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52381,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52380\/revisions\/52381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}