{"id":48563,"date":"2026-06-11T15:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/real-madrid-announce-new-manager-after-alvaro-arbeloa-leaves-the-club\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:27:46","slug":"real-madrid-announce-new-manager-after-alvaro-arbeloa-leaves-the-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/real-madrid-announce-new-manager-after-alvaro-arbeloa-leaves-the-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid announce new manager after \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa leaves the club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/real-madrid-announce-new-manager-after-alvaro-arbeloa-leaves-the-club\/#Mourinho_Appointment_led_by_Florentino_Perez\" >Mourinho: Appointment led by Florentino Perez<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/real-madrid-announce-new-manager-after-alvaro-arbeloa-leaves-the-club\/#Mourinhos_first_period_at_Real_Madrid\" >Mourinho&#8217;s first period at Real Madrid<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Two days after \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa&#8217;s departure was officially announced, Real Madrid officially announced the appointment of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese coach&#8217;s return to action after 13 years has been an open secret for much of the last month.<\/p>\n<p>Benfica notified the stock market last week that Real Madrid intended to pay him a release fee of 15 million euros, and confirmed the payment on Tuesday. Shortly after, Los Blancos announced that Arbeloa had left the club by mutual consent. After Thursday&#8217;s board meeting, Real Madrid confirmed the re-election of president Florentino P\u00e9rez until 2030, while also approving his appointment until 2029 on a three-year contract. They say Mourinho will take over as manager on July 13, the first day of pre-season, but he has already influenced transfer decisions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mourinho_Appointment_led_by_Florentino_Perez\"><\/span>Mourinho: Appointment led by Florentino Perez<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Mourinho during his final game as Fenerbahce manager (Photo by Ahmad Mora\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mourinho&#8217;s return has been an open secret for the past month, with Perez confirming he would become manager if Mourinho is re-elected. General manager Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel S\u00e1nchez is said to have pushed for Xabi Alonso, but Perez was adamant in his support for the return of Mourinho, who he described during the campaign as having &#8220;made Real Madrid competitive again&#8221;. In his eyes, the Portuguese coach laid the foundations for Los Blancos&#8217; historic Champions League victory.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mourinhos_first_period_at_Real_Madrid\"><\/span>Mourinho&#8217;s first period at Real Madrid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Mourinho during the match between Fenerbahce and Man United (Photo by Burak Kara\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During his first period at Real Madrid, Mourinho could only win two major trophies in three seasons, the league title and the Copa del Rey at the time. Given that Real Madrid set a record of 100 points during that league title and ended Josep Guardiola&#8217;s run at Barcelona, \u200b\u200bMourinho still retains the affection of many Real Madrid players, including Perez, although he lost some along the way due to divisive attitudes and tactics.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two days after \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa&#8217;s departure was officially announced, Real Madrid officially announced the appointment of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese coach&#8217;s return to action after 13 years has been an open secret for much of the last month. 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