Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 2:50 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
Jose Mourinho (62 years old), the coach of Benfica, made a run to Milan on Tuesday to participate in a publicity campaign, where he addressed various topics, focusing on Italian football, the future at the club on Da Luz and the rumors about the negotiations with Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid.
The Portuguese technician has a contract with Benfica until June 30, 2027, but his stay next season is uncertain. Meanwhile, rumors in Spain claim that Real Madrid are considering a bid for Jose Mourinho.
178of matches has Jose Mourinho as coach of Real Madrid between 2010-2013. He won a title, a Cup and a Spanish Super Cup
Mourinho: “My next goal is to take Benfica to the League”
Faced in Italy with the so-called interest of the blanco club, 'The Special One' deftly avoided the subject, focusing instead on immediate sporting goals. “My next goal is to take Benfica to the Champions League,” he said in the interview given to Il Giornale.
Jose Mourinho, at the match between Benfica and Gil Vicente / Photo: Imago
According to information from the Lusitanian press, Jose Mourinho and the management of Benfica have several scenarios on the table for next season, with the final decision to be made in the week following the conclusion of the 2025-2026 season.
“We have had an extraordinary journey and we are the only team in Europe that has not lost a single game. If we win the next three games, we will play in the biggest competition in Europe. This is the only thing I am focusing on”, confessed the Portuguese coach, during a visit to Milan, at the invitation of an insurance company.
“You may like more or less how they play or how they communicate, but in the end the winner is right”
About the Champions League, the Benfica coach has no doubts about Francesco Farioli's work at FC Porto: “I don't want to compromise, but in my opinion he will win the title on merit.
Jose Mourinho, Benfica coach // photo: Imago Images
He will be a champion. Then you may like more or less how he plays or how he communicates, but in the end the winner is right.”
I think about the future, but I also think about my life without the activity of the club team, without training every day, without winning, losing or drawing three times a week. To be happy, to be sad, to be frustrated, to want to improve. I can't imagine my life without these things. The time has not yet arrived for a national team
Jose MourinhoBenfica coach
