Overview
- Real Madrid has reappointed José Mourinho as head coach and he is already working with the first-team squad.
- Kylian Mbappé, training with the group, told the club's official channel that he and teammates are pleased with Mourinho and believe the team will win trophies this season.
- The club completed a summer recruitment drive that includes Ibrahima Konaté, Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva, Ousmane Diomandé and Carlos Espí.
- Real Madrid will begin its La Liga campaign away to Espanyol on August 22 as the squad finishes its pre-season preparations.
- Mourinho returns with a track record at Real Madrid from 2010–2013 and arrives after a 2025/26 season at Benfica that produced an unbeaten domestic run but no title.