Benfica confirm Silva set to take over as coach with Mourinho heading for Real Madrid

[p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real ⁠Madrid ‌CF[/a] has formally ​expressed its intention to ​hire Jose Mourinho for 15 ⁠million ​euros, and that the manager has agreed ‌to the move,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/benfica/zBkyuyRI/"]Benfica[/a] said in a statement.[/p][p]The Portuguese side also confirmed that Marco Silva will replace ‌Mourinho as their ​new manager.[/p][p]Real ‌Madrid have not confirmed the hiring yet.[/p][embed guid="7844f48c-ab83-4757-afdc-1461ec387158" url="https://x.com/SLBenfica/status/2064456603475062943" social-type="twitter" /][p]Florentino Perez had pledged to bring the Portuguese manager back ‌to the club, where he had previously coached from 2010 to 2013, provided he was re-elected as Real president.[/p][p]Perez secured his position on Monday after surviving the club's first genuine presidential ‌contest in two decades.[/p][p]Real ​have come away empty-handed ‌over the past two seasons, during which Barcelona have secured back-to-back LaLiga titles. ($1 = 0.8667 euros)[/p]