Fenerbahce head coach José Mourinho has stated he isn’t ruling out managing Real Madrid once more.
Mourinho, 61, guided Madrid to a LaLiga title, Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercup throughout his three seasons with on the membership between 2010 and 2013.
Asked if he could be open to return to teach Madrid someday, the Portuguese supervisor said: “I’ll at all times be a giant fan of Real Madrid. They have the most effective coach on this planet, my pal Carlo [Ancelotti]. He’s doing very effectively. The future will depend on what the president [Florentino Perez] desires, if he desires a younger coach with a giant projection as Xabi [Alonso] or proceed in the identical line as Carlo, a coach with expertise, or have a look at the youth part [Madrid reserves coach] with Raul or [Madrid youth team coach Alvaro] Arbeloa. It relies upon.”
Former Madrid midfielder and Bayer Leverkusen coach Alonso is taken into account to be among the many front-runners to succeed Ancelotti, ought to Madrid half methods with the Italian coach.
Ancelotti, 65, is in his second spell at Madrid and has a contract with the staff by way of June 2026.
Mourinho, who took over the Fenerbahce job six months after leaving Roma, is satisfied Madrid president Perez will make the “proper” alternative when the time comes to call Ancelotti’s successor.
“Florentino [Perez] hasn’t made many mistaken selections at Madrid,” Mourinho stated. “I’m sure as a Madrid fan that his subsequent resolution would be the proper one.”
Madrid are second in LaLiga, two factors adrift of Barcelona however have a sport in hand.
Ancelotti’s staff won 3-2 at Atalanta in Tuesday’s Champions League encounter.
With two video games left, Ancelotti’s facet are 18th within the 36-team Champions League desk on 9 factors, three factors off the highest eight spots which safe direct qualification to the spherical of 16.
