Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed he has but to talk with Jose Mourinho about changing Alvaro Arbeloa as coach.
Mourinho is broadly reported to have agreed a deal to return for a second spell answerable for Los Blancos.
The Benfica boss first coached Madrid from 2010 to 2013, main them to the LaLiga title in 2011-12 as they broke the dominance of Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona.
Had been he to return to the Santiago Bernabéu, Mourinho could be taking up a aspect in turmoil after a trophy-less season that, within the ultimate weeks, was outlined by infighting between players.
Nevertheless, Perez saved his playing cards near his chest when requested about Mourinho in an interview with RTVE, indicating he has a second identify in thoughts for the job.
“I’m interested by it,” Perez mentioned of his choice in appointing a substitute for Arbeloa.
“Do I’ve a reputation in thoughts? Two. Mourinho? He’s a very good coach, clearly. I’m not going to announce it as a result of I haven’t spoken to him but.”
Mourinho’s appointment might hinge on the result of the membership’s presidential election on June 7.
Perez hit out at rival Enrique Riquelme, evaluating him to former president Ramon Calderon. Madrid received two league titles throughout Calderon’s presidency, which lasted from July 2006 to January 2009, however he was pressured to resign because of a vote-rigging scandal. Calderon denied any wrongdoing.
“I really like Actual Madrid very a lot, and once I see them going after it, right here I’m,” Perez mentioned. “I used to be detecting a shadowy motion aimed toward destabilizing the membership by way of me. And since I nonetheless imagine within the members, I referred to as for elections.
“And once I see the opposite candidacy, it seems they’re the identical folks from Calderon’s time, which was probably the most sinister interval in Actual Madrid’s historical past. Moreover, they are saying that this man [Riquelme] has taken out a mortgage at 54 per cent annual curiosity. How can anybody ask for that? And I’m not making this up. It looks like he’s come right here as a result of he wants the membership for his personal enterprise.”
