Overview
- Luis Llopis confirmed his exit from Real Madrid in a farewell Instagram post, and current and former goalkeepers including Thibaut Courtois publicly sent messages of thanks.
- Reports say Nuno Santos, who has worked with Mourinho at Tottenham, Roma and Benfica, is set to take over the role as the club’s goalkeeping specialist.
- Sources say the change reflects Mourinho’s practice of installing a staff he trusts and is not being presented as a judgment on Llopis’s performance.
- Llopis first joined Real Madrid’s broader setup in 2005, moved into the first team in 2015, left in 2018, returned in 2021, and worked with goalkeepers across five recent Champions League wins.
- Backroom turnover like this often follows a new manager’s arrival and could alter goalkeeper training routines and daily relationships as Mourinho completes his technical-team rebuild.