Xabi Alonso was dismissed in January and replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa, but Madrid failed to progress in the Copa del Rey and was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich.

It also finished a distant second behind Barcelona in LaLiga, and it seems Madrid will now turn back to Mourinho, who previously coached Los Blancos between 2010 and 2013.

Benfica boss Mourinho won one LaLiga title during his time at Madrid. He oversaw 174 matches, winning 126.

"[Kylian] Mbappe, Vinícius [Junior], [Jude] Bellingham, [Arda] Guler, [Federico] Valverde, [Aurelien] Tchouameni. They're the best in the world," Perez said in an interview on Spanish TV.

"A good coach, with all these players, is going to make them part of another very important era in Real Madrid history."

Asked directly about Mourinho, Perez said: "[He is] a good coach, clearly."

Madrid's long-time president Perez called for elections earlier this month, and is now going up against Enrique Riquelme in the club's first contested vote in 20 years.