Madrid, June 4 -- Florentino Perez has announced that Jose Mourinho will return as Real Madrid head coach if he is re-elected club president in Sunday's elections.
Mourinho's commitment to return to the club he coached between 2010 and 2013 has been an open secret for weeks, especially after Fulham confirmed on Tuesday that Marco Silva will not continue at the club.
Silva, who has the same agent Jorge Mendes as Mourinho, is expected to take over at Benfica from Mourinho.
Perez's announcement came after his election rival Enrique Riquelme announced earlier in the day that former Real Madrid and Spain defender Fernando Hierro will be his pick to take charge of the club's youth system.
Hierro would work alongside club legend Raul Gonzalez,...