Overview
- Álvaro Arbeloa told reporters Friday that he will leave his role as Real Madrid head coach after the club’s final match of the season.
- Arbeloa said he will not join the coaching staff if José Mourinho takes over and described that incoming managers bring their own backroom teams.
- Spanish media widely report Mourinho as the leading candidate to replace Arbeloa but no official contract or club confirmation has been published.
- Saturday’s final game gave long-serving captain Dani Carvajal a ceremonial send-off and the defender supplied an assist in his last Real Madrid appearance.
- The club’s summer plans face broader turbulence because dressing-room incidents, player fines and a possible presidential election could shape the timing and scope of a rebuild.