Real Madrid have already been in contact with former boss Jose Mourinho in anticipation of Zinedine Zidane’s exit, say reports.
The experienced manager has been out of work since last December, when he was sacked by Manchester United, and has been involved in various punditry positions since.
Zidane’s position at Madrid is under renewed scrutiny following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at newly-promoted Real Mallorca and El Chiringuito say the club are linking up Mourinho as a replacement.
The Portuguese boss managed Los Blancos between 2010 and 2013, with the highlight of his tenure being the 2012 La Liga title.
Mourinho managed Madrid to 128 victories in his 178 matches at the helm while he also won the Copa del Rey in 2011 and the Spain Supercopa the following year.
He has been linked with a return to the Spanish capital various times over the past 12 months and is said to hold excellent relations with the club’s president Florentino Perez.
Madrid remain second in the standings in La Liga but have underwhelmed this season with Saturday night’s loss in Mallorca another low point.
A report from Diario Sport two months ago stated that Perez is keeping the option of Mourinho's return open this season.
ficcdkorsu
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Ok, prepare for 2 years of trophies, 1 year of hatred and rifts between players and Mou and 5 more years of crisis.
Poyblrty
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when you realize those 3 consecutive UCLs were not Zidane. but Ronaldo.
VanishPrasad
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Calm down, it's just a rumor.
Trevorn
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Man enough of all this sacking of managers. Madrid already ran through 2 managers in just these two post ronaldo seasons. What's the use in sacking Zizou? It's all down to the fukin players. Courtois needs to learn how to save shots more than he concedes them and open his eyes when attempting to save a shot so he knows where the ball's going. Ramos,Varane and co in defense needs to buckle tf up and stop making all these silly,stupid mistakes that are costing us. James,Modric,Kroos etc needs to know how to wreck teams defense with one superb pass and stop with all these basic, simple passes. BENZEMA,JOVIC AND CO NEEDS TO SCORE ALL THE FUXKING CHANCES WHEN THEY'RE GIVEN THEM!! Wasting all the chances more than they score them