Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will bring Jose Mourinho back as manager if he wins Sunday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n
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Jose \u200cMourinho will return to manage Real Madrid if Florentino Perez wins \u2060the club\u2019s presidential \u2060election on Sunday, the sitting president has declared as he campaigns for another term at the helm of the La Liga \u2060club.<\/p>\n
Perez, facing renewable energy entrepreneur Enrique Riquelme in the club\u2019s first contested election in 20 years, delivered the campaign announcement on his social media \u2060channels with a short video featuring Mourinho simply saying \u201cYes!\u201d<\/p>\n
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The clip followed the slogan \u201cSo MOUch history to be made\u201d, a not-so-subtle nod to the Portuguese coach who guided Real to a record La Liga points tally in 2012, but last lifted \u200ca league title with Chelsea in 2015.<\/p>\n
The move for Mourinho follows a disappointing domestic campaign in which Barcelona secured back-to-back league titles.<\/p>\n
Real, 15-time Champions League winners, have also exited Europe\u2019s top club competition at the quarterfinal stage in the last two seasons, with the absence of major silverware prompting Perez to call elections.<\/p>\n
Perez\u2019s announcement landed while Riquelme was \u2060appearing on Spanish television programme El Hormiguero, in which he \u2060said Manchester City midfielder and Spain captain Rodri would be his first signing if elected.<\/p>\n
He said he would also target Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, and that former forward and \u2060club great Raul would be his sports director.<\/p>\n
Since leaving Chelsea, Mourinho\u2019s trophy haul has been more modest. He \u2060won the League Cup and Europa League with \u2060Manchester United, and later led AS Roma to the third-tier Conference League title.<\/p>\n
His managerial road has also taken him to Tottenham Hotspur, Fenerbahce and Benfica, where he was under contract until \u200cJune 2027 and had said the Portuguese club had proposed a renewal.<\/p>\n
While pundits argue that the game has moved beyond<\/a> Mourinho\u2019s pragmatic style, Perez appears \u200cto \u200csee him as the manager to restore discipline and edge to a squad featuring Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham.<\/p>\n