Money bags: Amount Mourinho will earn at Real Madrid as he begins second spell

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- Jose Mourinho returned to Real Madrid for a second spell, 13 years after he left the Spanish giants

- Los Blancos opened their La Liga season with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Espanyol, with a 90th-minute winner

- Mourinho fielded a star-studded lineup that included Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham

Jose Mourinho has returned to Real Madrid for a second stint as head coach, with the Portuguese manager overseeing a narrow 2-1 La Liga victory over Espanyol on Saturday to open the new season.

Jude Bellingham gave Real Madrid the lead before Alex Calatrava equalised for the hosts. Substitute Carlos Espi then settled the contest in the 90th minute, sparing Mourinho's side what would have been a frustrating opening-day draw.

How much will Jose Mourinho earn at Real Madrid?

Mourinho's appointment comes 13 years after he departed the Spanish capital, and his return follows a brief spell at Portuguese club Benfica, which came after he was dismissed by Turkish side Fenerbahce.

Reports indicate that Mourinho's annual gross salary at Real Madrid stands at around €12 million (KSh 1.7 billion).

That figure places him below Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone, who earns an estimated €26 million (KSh 3.6 billion) per year, making the Argentine the highest-paid coach in La Liga.

Barcelona's Hansi Flick is reported to earn between €9 million and €11 million (KSh 1.27 billion to KSh 1.55 billion) annually, putting Mourinho's package broadly in line with his counterpart at the Camp Nou.

The 63-year-old faces an immediate challenge in restoring cohesion to a squad unsettled by a turbulent previous campaign, and in closing the gap on domestic champions Barcelona.

Mourinho handed starting berths to a trio of new arrivals, Bernardo Silva, Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate, alongside established stars Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, signalling his intent to make a quick impression.

His next game will be against Real Sociedad on Wednesday.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke

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