Jose Mourinho has dismissed suggestions he could return to Real Madrid as something for ‘soap operas’.
Madrid parted ways with Xabi Alonso last week after just seven months at the helm, with Alvaro Arbeloa taking charge after coaching the Castilla team for half a season.
There was no mention of the length of Arbeloa’s contract when Los Blancos confirmed his appointment, and reports continued linking them with several big-name coaches.
Liverpool icon Jurgen Klopp and former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca have been touted as potential suitors, while there have also been reports in the Spanish media that Mourinho could return for a second spell at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Mourinho was in charge of Madrid between 2010 and 2013, winning one LaLiga title, one Copa del Rey and one Supercopa de Espana.
But when the Special One, who only returned to Benfica in September, was asked about those reports, he replied: “Don’t count on me for soap operas.
“There are many good soap operas, but they last too long. Then you miss an episode or two and you lose the overview. Don’t count on me, I don’t watch soap operas.”
Mourinho won 128 of his 178 games in charge of Madrid in all competitions, with Manuel Pellegrini (75%) the only Blancos boss to improve on his 72% winning percentage since the turn of the century.
Mourinho’s Madrid averaged 2.67 goals per match and conceded 0.94 per game. Only Rafael Benitez (2.76 for, 0.88 against) has seen better numbers on both fronts when in charge of Madrid this century (at least 25 games in charge).
Madrid host Monaco in their penultimate Champions League group stage match on Tuesday, while Benfica are away to Juventus on Wednesday.
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