Coach Mourinho unexpectedly returns to lead the club that caused him to lose his job

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, a transfer news expert, Coach Mourinho has agreed to become the new coach of Benfica Club, with a contract until June 2027.

The rare reunion of coach Mourinho

Benfica was the first club where Mourinho began his coaching career in the 2000s after starting as an assistant in 1996. Ironically, this Portuguese team was also the reason why the 62-year-old, a very successful strategist, lost his job recently, when they eliminated Fenerbahce (Türkiye) in the Champions League play-off round.

Coach Mourinho unexpectedly returned to lead Benfica, the team that caused him to lose his job nearly a month ago.

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Benfica qualified for the Champions League league phase, but started with a shock 3-2 defeat to Azerbaijan's Qarabag, after leading 2-0 from the start at home on September 17.

As a result, coach Bruno Lage lost his job immediately after the match. The Benfica board immediately contacted coach Mourinho, who was unemployed after being fired by Fenerbahce and was rumored to be waiting for an opportunity to work in the Premier League again.

However, due to Benfica's sincerity, Mourinho agreed to lead the club, having started his coaching career 25 years ago, to return to work.

"What coach can refuse Benfica? Not me. Before getting on the plane, they asked me if I was interested. I said yes. Benfica asked, and I replied that when I returned to Portugal, I was ready to talk. Returning to Benfica is not to celebrate my career. I am a workaholic, I do not want to sit around until the end of the season. When I was offered to coach Benfica, I did not think twice," coach Mourinho confirmed to the Portuguese press when he returned here on September 18, to prepare to sign a contract to coach Benfica.

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According to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano, coach Mourinho has accepted all proposals to lead Benfica until June 2027. Official steps, including signing the contract and the presentation ceremony, will be taken within the next 24 hours.

Returning to lead Benfica, coach Mourinho returned to the Champions League arena, while the club fired him, Fenerbahce, now has to compete in the Europa League.

Returning to the Champions League, in the next matches with Benfica, Coach Mourinho will also have the opportunity to reunite with his old teams such as Chelsea, Real Madrid, in addition to Newcastle, Bayer Leverkusen, Ajax, Napoli and Juventus. Benfica is currently ranked 4th in the Primeira Liga (Portuguese National Championship).

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