Jose Mourinho is expected to be offered the chance to become the new coach of Real Madrid. Sources have told Telegraph Sport that the club is “almost 100 per cent” sure it can bring back Mourinho, who left in 2013, after three years at the Bernabéu, to return to Chelsea.

There appears to be a growing campaign for the Portuguese, who was sacked by Manchester United in December after a dismal start to the season and with a demoralised squad.

It would be a remarkable turn of events for Mourinho, whose time in charge of Real proved divisive and appeared to take its toll on him. When he returned to Chelsea it was said by club sources that he was not quite the same character who had left, but it is understood he is keen on making the move back to the Spanish giants and recently told beIN Sports that he had “no problem” about returning.

Santiago Solari, the current coach, has a contract until 2021, but has no chance of staying in charge next season after Real crashed out of the Champions League with a humiliating home defeat by Ajax in the round of 16.

Solari is expected to see out the remainder of this campaign, even though Mourinho is out of work at present. Neither he nor other ­big-name coaches would want to take over during the season.