The last legal obstacle preventing José Mourinho from becoming coach of Real Madrid was removed yesterday afternoon. The former Chelsea manager is expected to sign his new contract on Monday morning and be presented at the Bernabéu at 1pm local time.
Massimo Moratti, the Inter Milan president, received Florentino Pérez, his Real counterpart, yesterday afternoon in Milan. At issue was the €16 million (£13.6 million) release clause in Mourinho’s contract with Inter, which had two years to run.
On Wednesday Pérez announced that it was a “private matter” between Mourinho and Inter, and that Real were not prepared to pay any of it. The Portuguese was quoted in Marca, the Spanish sports daily newspaper, urging Pérez “not to pay” the agreed amount.
But faced with the possibility of legal action and losing face, Real relented and a statement appeared on the club’s website yesterday afternoon confirming an agreement had been reached.
There remains a discrepancy over whether Inter will receive the full sum. According to Spanish media reports, Real received a 50 per cent discount and will pay about £6.8 million in compensation. But Inter were telling a different story, briefing reporters that the amount will be paid in full: £8.5 million in cash straightaway and the remaining £5.1 million to be worked into the transfers of players who might move between the clubs.
Maicon, the Brazil full back, is among those Inter players reportedly being targeted by Mourinho and his transfer fee may be inflated to reflect that amount. Inter also need to pay an instalment of about £3 million to Real over the transfer of Wesley Sneijder to San Siro last summer. That, too, may be included in the deal.
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