5 reasons why Real Madrid must not hire Jose Mourinho as their next manager

4 His poor record in recent years

Mourinho has not lifted a trophy in some time

Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the greatest manages in the history of football and his trophy haul can attest to that.

However, a cursory look at his 24 major managerial medals shows that he has not been doing too much winning in recent years, with his major triumphs coming in the earlier part of his career. There's been no Champions League triumph since 2010, while his last league title came way back in 2015. The only comforting fact was his Europa League victory in 2017 when he was in-charged of Manchester United.

Mourinho has had the requisite tools at his disposal, managing the then most expensive squad of all time at Real Madrid. Under him, he also had Ronaldo and Paul Pogba who are both two of the costliest players in history.

Each of Jose Mourinho's last three managerial jobs has ended in disappointment. He almost always loses the dressing room towards the end of his journey with the club. First, he failed to win the Champions League or break Barcelona's domestic and continental stranglehold at Real Madrid. Then, when he joined Chelsea, he flopped spectacularly in his second spell just a year on from leading them to the 2015 EPL trophy. While at Manchester United, he was involved in disputes and lost the dressing room.

The 'Special One' once had his results on the field to back his grandiose claim up, but with his struggles over the last few years, he has shown that he is not quite so special anymore.

Real Madrid are very much in need of a coach who can take them to the next level, but how Perez quite believes that man could be a coach who has struggled so horribly in recent years defies explanation.