Jose Mourinho to take Real Madrid helm, Pepe excluded

Real Madrid will announce Jose Mourinho as manager this week and confirm that former defender Pepe will not be part of his coaching staff.

Mourinho has agreed to a three‑year contract after Los Blancos paid his €15 million release clause to end the final year of his deal at Benfica.

President Florentino Perez, re‑elected on Sunday, confirmed via his campaign channels last week that Mourinho is his choice, with a presentation expected on Wednesday or Thursday.

Joao Tralhao, Paulo Machado, Antonio Dias, Roberto Merella and Nuno Santos are set to join Mourinho from Benfica, raising questions about the future of current goalkeeping coach Luis Llopis.