Real Madrid news: Jose Mourinho has been out of work since leaving Man Utd (Image: GETTY)
Mourinho: Solari addresses rumours of Madrid replacement
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And that was because club president Florentino Perez was reluctant to back him.
Mourinho now seems to want to return, however, but whether Real grant him his two wishes remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, the Portuguese has previously hinted he would be open to a sensational Bernabeu comeback.
"To a club that I have been before? If I think the right club, the right structure, the right ambitions, I will have no problem at all,” he said.
"I think it's really a reason of pride when a club where you worked before wanting you back.