New Benfica manager José Mourinho has revealed what Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez said to him after taking on his new role, 12 years on from his Madrid departure.
Los Blancos hired Mourinho in 2010 in a bid to curtail Barcelona’s rise under Pep Guardiola, but Barça’s dominance continued after the arrival of “The Special One” in the wake of his mightily successful spell with Inter.
Mourinho eventually guided Madrid to the La Liga title in 2012 as an exhausted Guardiola opted for a sabbatical, but the great Portuguese coach was responsible for alienating key members of his squad and would leave the club following the “worst season” of his managerial career to date in 2013.






