What happened: On a new 'Here We Go' podcast episode with Men in Blazers, Fabrizio Romano outlined the mounting turmoil at Real Madrid. Romano detailed a significant fallout between Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde and its internal consequences, while reporting that Jose Mourinho has been open to taking the Madrid job since March. Toni Kroos is still mentioned internally and Alvaro Arbeloa is still expected to depart.
FC·May 8, 2026 06:07 AM ET
Romano podcast details Real Madrid turmoil: Tchouameni-Valverde fallout, Mourinho interest
Mourinho open since March as Madrid chaos deepens.
Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated May 81 min read
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