Jose Mourinho lined up to replace Rafa Benitez at Real Madrid if he's sacked by Chelsea

Jose Mourinho tipped for Real Madrid return

FORMER Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has tipped Jose Mourinho to return to the La Liga giants should he get sacked at Chelsea.

 

Mourinho has come under increasing pressure at Stamford Bridge as the reigning Premier League champions languish 16th in the standings.

And Calderon believes should Real part ways with boss Rafael Benitez then a move for Mourinho might be an option, especially given his relationship with current president Florentino Perez.

Reports suggest Mourinho, who was in charge at the Bernabeu from 2010 to 2013, has already agreed to manage Manchester United when Louis van Gaal's deal expires at the end of next season.

 

But Calderon is confident the Portuguese tactician will return to the Spanish capital again, just like he did with his second spell at Chelsea.

He told talkSPORT: "It is not a secret that the current Real Madrid president has backed Mourinho many times.

"He likes him a lot and you can't rule out seeing him again on the bench at the Bernabeu.

"I know it seems strange, but if Benitez doesn't have a good season and Mourinho gets sacked by Chelsea, I insist you can't rule out seeing him here again.

 

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"I know that the president tried to have him here instead of Benitez, but Mourinho said he didn't want it and that it wasn't the right time to come back.

"But after two or three years I can see him here again - it happened the same with Chelsea, they sacked him but then he came back. In football that is normal.

"The current president has a lot of interest in Mourinho, he backed him a lot during his time at Madrid and Mourinho is his favourite coach."