Done deal – Former Real Madrid midfielder to return as part of Mourinho’s staff

Done deal – Former Real Madrid midfielder to return as part of Mourinho’s staff Real Madrid continue to make major moves in the market to strengthen the squad as well as the backroom staff heading into the new season. Following the appointment of Jose Mourinho as the new head coach, one of the major talking points has been surrounding his backroom staff, with Los Blancos having been keen on bringing in a former player to help run things smoothly. Names ranging from Pepe to Ricardo Carvalho and Luka Modric have been doing the rounds, but it is former midfielder Sami Khedira who is all set to return to the Santiago Bernabeu . Deal agreed for Khedira return Indeed, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano , Khedira will now return to Real Madrid as part of Mourinho’s backroom staff, with the deal already being sealed. Sami Khedira will return to Real Madrid. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) An agreement has been finalised for the former German international to come back to the Bernabeu, where he will begin working with Mourinho from July. It is still unclear as to what role Khedira will assume in the backroom staff at Real Madrid, but as things stand, his return to the club is now only a matter of time. Strong partnership with Mourinho Khedira joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2010, with Mourinho being the one who brought him to the club during his first managerial stint with the club. The partnership stayed intact for three years until the Portuguese tactician left the club to return to Chelsea in 2013. Sami Khedira will reunite with Mourinho at Real Madrid. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) During that period, Khedira played 126 matches for Real Madrid under Mourinho, scoring eight and assisting 12 goals. The 39-year-old midfielder left the club in 2015, signing for Juventus, where he spent more than five years, before joining Hertha BSC, where he eventually retired in the summer of 2021. Following his retirement, Khedira briefly served as the Advisor of Management at German club VfB Stuttgart during the 2022/23 campaign. Now, he will return to Real Madrid as part of Mourinho’s backroom staff, aiming to help the club back to the top after two lean seasons.