Real Madrid have announced that head coach Jose Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season after three years in charge of the Spanish giants.
At a packed press conference today, Real President Florentino Perez said”
“We’ve decided to bring our relationship to an end,” said Perez. “Nobody’s been sacked, it’s a mutual agreement.”
“The club and manager agree the timing is right to bring our relationship to an end,” Perez added.
“On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to thank Jose Mourinho for all his hard work.
There is a real possibility that the sight of Cristiano Ronaldo walking off the pitch after being sent off in the cup final was the last time we will see him in a Real Madrid shirt.
The Competition Committee will announce the punishment for his Copa del Rey red card this week, at the expectation is that he will be given a four game ban.
Ronaldo was sent-off for for kick to Gabi’s face, retaliating to a hard challenge from the Atletico player. The referee’s report reads:
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Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) director of football, Brazilian Leonardo, confirmed today that the club’s first-team coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has asked to leave the French side at the end of this season to join Real Madrid.
“Carlo has asked to join Madrid, but we want him to stay”, Leonardo told ‘L’Equipe’ in a statement picked up by the newspaper’s website. The director of football said that “no decision had yet been made” and that having listened to Ancelotti, they would look into the matter, prioritising “keeping him at the club”.
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According to Spanish radio station ‘Cope’ Real Madrid executives will meet to finalise the decision on firing Jose Mourinho on Monday.
Speaking after his side’s Copa del Rey defeat to Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid coach José Mourinho told the media:
“It’s normal not to wait until the end of the season for the fans to know what’s going to happen the following season. When I sit down with the President and we make a decision, the club will make an official announcement straight away.”
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There are still three matches remaining in the La Liga season but for all intents and purposes for Jose Mourinho, the campaign is over and it has ended in failure.
Aside from a Spanish Super Cup victory over Barcelona, Madrid’s 2012-13 season ended with zero titles after Madrid’s 2-1 extra defeat to Atlético in the final of the Copa del Rey. ‘The Special One’ did not mince words following the match in his press conference with reporters.
“This is the worst season of my career”, said Mourinho. “With a final, semifinal, a second place and a Super Cup, for me it is the worst”.
Atlético Madrid ended a 14-year winless streak against city rivals Real Madrid in grand fashion with a 2-1 win in extra time in the final of the Copa del Rey at Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. It is the 10th Copa won by the ‘Rojiblancos’ and ends a futile stretch against ‘Los Blancos’ whom they had not beaten since a 1-3 win at the Bernabeu in 1999.
Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with Real Madrid‘s Cristiano Ronaldo for most of the season and they are preparing a mammoth offer for him with the hope of hijacking his move to back to Manchester United.
According to ‘L’Equipe’, PSG will offer Real Madrid €100m for the striker and that the French Champions will offer a salary that would make him the second best paid footballer in the world, only behind Samuel Et’oo.
Reportedly, PSG are offering Ronaldo 18 million euros after tax per season. That is net. With Frances’s top tex rate at 75%, that means PSG are willing to pay Ronaldo around €68m A YEAR.
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Xabi Alonso says Real Madrid must not let visiting neighbours Atletico Madrid feel comfortable inside the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu during Friday night’s Copa del Rey final.
Atletico supporters have this week recalled that they have won three of the previous four ‘derbi’ finals, with each of those victories coming at the Bernabeu.
However, Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has been able to name previous injury doubts Sergio Ramos, Mesut Ozil, Marcelo and Alvaro Arbeloa in his provisional squad for the game, adding to the confidence of Blancos fans well aware that Atletico have not beaten their city rivals in any game since 1999.
There is a game of chicken going on between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain over the future services of Carlo Ancelotti.
It has been clear for months that Real Madrid want Ancelotti to replace Jose Mourinho. The problem is that Ancelotti has one year left on his PSG contract and the French champions do not seem inclined to let him walk away for free.
Earlier this week Nasser al-Khelaïfi, the owner of PSG, expressed his displeasure at how Madrid was tapping up his manager in an interview with ‘L’Equipe’:
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Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil looks set to return for Friday’s Copa del Rey final, but defender Sergio Ramos faces a race against time to be fit for the clash with city rivals Atletico at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Ozil, who injured an ankle in the 4-3 La Liga win over Real Valladolid on May 4, now looks set to come straight back into the side for the ‘derbi’ final. Gonzalo Higuain has also recovered from a minor knock.
However, Ramos’ continuing absence from full training, along with the serious knee injury suffered by Raphael Varane in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Espanyol, means coach Jose Mourinho has selection issues in central defence ahead of the game.
Real Madrid have announced that head coach Jose Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season after three years in charge of the Spanish giants.
