Jose Mourinho has been appointed Real Madrid head coach on a three-season deal that runs until June 30, 2029. The club confirmed the decision after a Board of Directors meeting chaired by Florentino Perez, placing the Portuguese manager back at the centre of Madrid’s first-team project.
The timing is immediate and significant. Real Madrid say Mourinho will formally join up on July 13, when preseason begins, giving him a defined starting point before the squad returns to work. The appointment was confirmed in an official Real Madrid announcement.
Mourinho return gives Real Madrid a clear preseason reset
For Madrid supporters, the biggest detail is not only the name but the length of the commitment. A three-year contract gives Mourinho more than a short emergency brief and suggests the club want a firm reset around one of the most demanding coaches in elite football.
His July 13 start also matters. It means he will be in place from the opening day of preseason rather than inheriting the squad later in the summer, a detail that should shape fitness work, tactical planning and early decisions on the players he wants to keep close.
Florentino Perez has now made the managerial call before the new campaign begins in earnest. Mourinho’s first task is to turn that clarity into authority quickly, because Real Madrid’s summer will now be judged through the lens of what his returning era is meant to become.
