Mourinho Closing in On Real Madrid Interim Role

Mourinho Closing in On Real Madrid Interim Role By Admin Jose Mourinho looks set to be named Real Madrid's interim boss as the sack looms for Santiago Solari, as per reports. The former Manchester United manager is the favourite to take over following Sunday's clash with Real Valladolid and is likely to be named manager through until the end of the season. Real Madrid executives, headed by Florentino Perez and Jose Angel Sanchez, held a four-hour meeting on Thursday where they decided that Mourinho will be an option to be the club's coach until the end of the season, with it also decided that Sunday's match against Valladolid will be Solari's final game in charge. The call to sack Solari - who only replaced Julen Lopetegui in October - came in the aftermath of Madrid's shocking Champions League defeat at the hands of Ajax on Tuesday evening, though they have spent the past 48 hours discussing whether to keep the Argentine in charge for the remainder of the campaign. The hiring of Mourinho will not be on a full-time basis, however, with Madrid still hoping to convince Zinedine Zidane to return to the club's bench for next season.