Overview
- Multiple Spanish and international outlets report Sami Khedira is the leading candidate to join José Mourinho’s coaching staff at Real Madrid, with some accounts calling the appointment close to finalised.
- Reports say Mourinho has held talks with Khedira and the former midfielder is expected to begin work around the club’s July 13 preseason start, though Real Madrid has not publicly confirmed the hire.
- Khedira has no senior coaching record since retiring in 2021 and has worked as a television analyst in Germany, a fact that commentators flag as a clear limitation for the role.
- Coverage indicates Mourinho is assembling a five-person backroom that will include trusted figures from his recent jobs, with names such as João Tralhão and Pedro Machado reported as likely additions.
- Mourinho’s return followed Florentino Pérez’s re-election and a paid release from Benfica, and the planned inclusion of a former Real player like Khedira is meant to help mend the dressing room after two trophyless seasons.