Casillas opposes Mourinho return as Perez rounds on critics
Former goalkeeper Iker Casillas has told Jose Mourinho he should not return to Real Madrid. Mourinho, 63, is said to be closing in on his second stint with the Spanish giants, although club president Florentino Perez refused to be drawn on his possible comeback in a news conference on Tuesday evening.
FILE PHOTO - Former Spanish international Iker Casillas holds the World Cup trophy before the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium. Tom Weller/dpa Former goalkeeper Iker Casillas has told Jose Mourinho he should not return to Real Madrid. Mourinho, 63, is said to be closing in on his second stint with the Spanish giants, although club president Florentino Perez refused to be drawn on his possible comeback in a news conference on Tuesday evening.
It is believed Perez is driving the move for Mourinho to return. However, Casillas, who won LaLiga five times and claimed three Champions League titles across a 16-year spell with Real, as well as playing under Mourinho, said he did not agree with his return. Casillas, 44, posted on X: “I have no problem with Mourinho.
He seems like a great professional to me. “I don’t want him at @realmadrid. I think other coaches would be better equipped to coach at the club of my life.
Personal opinion. Nothing more. ” Mourinho is coming to the end of the first of a two-year deal with Benfica and previously served as Real head coach between 2010 and 2013.