Overview
- Real Madrid confirmed Mourinho will be head coach on a three‑year contract that begins on July 13, 2026 and runs through June 30, 2029 after the club announced the appointment on June 11.
- The club has accelerated summer business, completing signings including Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté and Bernardo Silva while also being linked to further defensive and midfield targets.
- Mourinho has publicly praised Kylian Mbappé as a “phenomenal” player and said he plans to help him improve while rejecting reports he intends a wholesale sell‑off of the squad.
- Jude Bellingham, speaking during the World Cup, welcomed Mourinho’s return and the new recruits and said he is ‘very happy’ to work with them, noting many players will join preseason later because of World Cup commitments.
- The hire follows two trophyless seasons, recalls Mourinho’s earlier successful 2010–2013 spell, and gives him clear license to prioritise reinforcements at centre‑back, midfield and striker as he seeks to restore the club’s winning form.