The vagueness is still total at Real. Less than a week after the departure of Xabi Alonso, replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa, rumors concerning the future coach of Real Madrid continue to fuel the Spanish press. Jurgen Klopp, Zinédine Zidane, all the names stand out, as well as that of… José Mourinho.
The Portuguese coach, currently working at Benfica, stayed at Real for three years and maintains an excellent relationship with Florentino Perez, president of the club. In this context, his name has come up in the press in recent days so that he can take over the club and bring some order to it… Problem is, Mourinho doesn’t seem very receptive.
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“Don’t count on me”, Mourinho refuses!
Faced with these rumors, Mourinho responded very clearly. “Don’t count on me for TV soap operas. There are some good ones, but they are very long… You miss one or two episodes and you are completely lost. Don’t count on me to fuel that, because I don’t watch telenovelas (soap operas).” Pure Special One in the text.
José Mourinho closed the episode of the soap opera “Real Madrid” ❌#sporttvportugal #LIGAnaSPORTTV #LigaPortugalBetclic #RioAveFC #SLBenfica pic.twitter.com/FXlT5TZRG4
— sport tv (@sporttvportugal) January 17, 2026
Irony of the calendar, José Mourinho will find Real in the Champions League, in two weeks, with Benfica. The opportunity to go see his president in person, to once again reject his advances…
To summarize
Faced with rumors of a return to Real, Mourinho responded very clearly. “Don’t count on me for TV series. There are good ones, but they are very long… You miss one or two episodes and you are completely lost. Don’t count on me.”
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