Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has confirmed that Jose Mourinho will leave his position as coach of Los Blancos at the end of the season, after a mutual agreement was reached between the two parties.
Mourinho has won a trophy in each of his three seasons at the Bernabeu, claiming the Copa del Rey in 2011, the Primera Division title last May and the Spanish Supercopa at the start of the current campaign.
However, failure to deliver the club's elusive tenth European Cup, coupled with defeat to city rivals Atletico in last Friday's Copa del Rey final meant the writing was on the wall for the Portuguese boss.
"Today is a sad day.
We have reached an agreement with our coach and we wish him the best of luck," Perez told a packed press conference at the Bernabeu.
"We don't think our achievements of this year have been sufficient for a demanding club like Real Madrid or coach like Mourinho."
Mourinho is now widely expected to return to his former club Chelsea in the summer, with Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti believed to have already signed a pre-contract agreement to replace him at Madrid.
Some in the Spanish media have claimed, however, that Perez will not pay compensation to release Ancelotti from his deal at PSG, which still has 12 months remaining.
Should the French club's Qatari owners play hardball, outgoing Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes - who won the 1998 Champions League during a previous stint at Madrid - is another option.
A madridista fans' poll in AS over the weekend found a large majority wanted Mourinho to leave immediately, with 82% saying they would prefer it if Madrid B boss Alberto Toril - who clashed with Mourinho earlier in the season - took charge for the remainder of this term. Current assistant coach Aitor Karanka is another possible short-term solution.
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