Real Madrid players happy Mourinho won’t be returning to Spain

Reports suggest members of Real Madrid’s first-team squad are allegedly pleased with Tottenham appointing Jose Mourinho as the new head coach.

There were speculations that Mourinho was tipped to take over from Zinedine Zidane with majority of the players not in favour of the 56-year-old returning to Los Blancos.

The report claims that the likes of Sergio Ramos will ‘now breathe easier’ after Mourinho secured another position in English football.

The beginning of Mourinho’s third spell at a Premier League outfit comes just weeks after the Portuguese was linked with a second spell at Real.

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Between 2010 and 2013, Mourinho won one La Liga and one Copa del Rey while boss of the Spanish giants.