Jose Mourinho is in line for a sensational return to his former membership 25 years after first waving goodbye, and he might come up in opposition to Chelsea in simply two weeks.
Mourinho, 62, is a free agent after Fenerbahce’s failure to qualify for the Champions League noticed him dismissed from his put up in Turkey.
The embellished Portuguese’s availability has onset a wave of hypothesis amongst soccer followers as to his subsequent vacation spot, however based on A Bola, Mourinho is about to return to his homeland – and a deal may very well be wrapped up by the top of Wednesday.
Benfica are reportedly making nice strides of their talks with Mourinho, who was given his first managerial job by the Portuguese powerhouse in 2000, the place he oversaw 11 video games earlier than taking a full time place at Uniao de Leiria.
Mourinho went on to take pleasure in large success at Porto earlier than changing into an internationally recognised title throughout his stints at Chelsea, Actual Madrid and Inter.
And, ought to the deal undergo, he’ll put himself on a collision course with former membership Chelsea – who Benfica face within the Champions League in simply two weeks.
Jose Mourinho is reportedly in line for a return to his former membership, Benfica
Ought to he agree to affix the Portuguese membership, he would face ex-team Chelsea in two weeks
Benfica parted methods with former Wolves boss Bruno Lage following a pedestrian begin to the season, with the membership desirous to have a brand new coach in place for this weekend’s recreation in opposition to Vila das Aves.
Membership president Rui Costa mentioned: ‘We now have reached an settlement with Bruno Lage to step down as Benfica’s coach. I thank him for all the things he’s finished for our membership, however we consider it’s time for a change.
‘Concerning the subsequent coach, we count on to have the brand new one on the bench at Vila das Aves subsequent Saturday.
‘We’ve had a troublesome week for all Benfica followers, after the match in opposition to Santa Clara and this match in opposition to Qarabag. We haven’t compromised something, we haven’t dropped out of any competitors, however I consider that is the time for a change.
‘The Benfica coach have to be a winner. He have to be a coach who represents a membership of this dimension and has the power to carry this workforce to the required ranges.
‘We gained’t speak about names. Benfica is presently and not using a coach. The one factor that occurred after the sport was the dialog with Bruno Lage. No coach has been employed in the present day.’
