Jose Mourinho linked with Real Madrid return following Manchester United exit – report

Reports from the Spanish press suggest that Jose Mourinho’s unemployment may be a brief one, as Real Madrid president Florentino Perez eyes the Portuguese to be the man to oversee a complete overhaul at the Bernabeu.
Spanish periodical El Pais state that Perez is looking towards Mourinho in an attempt to arrest Real Madrid's poor form this season, which has seen them slide to fourth place in La Liga.
Santiago Solari, the Real Madrid boss who replaced Julen Lopetegui early in the season, is understood to be facing fresh pressure to turn results around in the wake of a shocking home defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League a week ago.
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Mourinho, who was at the helm of the club between 2010 and 2013, is understood to have been identified by the club hierarchy as the man to oversee a rebuild of the club whose form has plummeted since the sale of perennial top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus during the summer.