Perez reaches full agreement with Mourinho. And setting the date of the announcement

The Catalan newspaper "Sport" revealed that the president of Real Madrid club, Florentino Pérez, has reached a full agreement with the Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, according to which "Special One" will return to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium once the election process currently underway inside the club's corridors is over.

Mourinho's return is understood within Madrid as a direct response to the internal division and conflicts that have characterized the current disastrous season, with Florentino saying that the dressing room is in dire need of a figure with authority and the ability to impose order and discipline from day one.

Fall of Alternatives

The Catalan newspaper said that the fall of the rest of the options that the club was considering contributed to accelerating the decision in favor of the Portuguese coach, as Jurgen Klopp confirmed that he has no intention of returning to coaching in the short term after the fatigue he suffered during his years at Liverpool, while coaches such as Lionel Scaloni, Didier Deschamps and Mauricio Pochettino will have to wait until the end of the 2026 World Cup before taking up any new position.

  There is a firm conviction in the corridors of the Royal Club that the club cannot wait any longer, and that the solution must be immediate and decisive.

Florentino never forgot Mourinho

Although Mourinho's departure in 2013 was not the best of times, Florentino has always held the Portuguese coach in high regard, and he explicitly hinted at this during his recent interview with journalist Josep Pedrerol.

He said: "Do I like Mourinho? I love all the coaches. It was with us, raising our level of competitiveness, and then we won several Champions League titles."

Real Madrid's plan is to announce the new coach after the selection process called for by Florentino Pérez himself was decided last Tuesday during a controversial press conference.

The current president had brought forward the election in a move that many interpreted as a strategy to secure a new term without real opposition.

May 23 is the deadline for nominations, and so far all data indicate that Enrique Riquelme, the only businessman who has been seriously considering the Florentino competition, will not be able to complete all the necessary requirements on time.