Mourinho denies video in Perez re-election campaign as Benfica protests

A video released by Florentino Perez's re-election campaign appeared to show Jose Mourinho endorsing a return to Real Madrid, prompting a furious reaction from Benfica. The club stressed that Mourinho remains under contract until 2027, and Record said the manager contacted Benfica to insist he had not recorded the clip, arguing the images were generated using artificial intelligence.

The campaign clip used the slogan "MOUcha historia por hacer" and framed the footage as confirmation of Mourinho's comeback, intensifying debate over the coach's future at the Santiago Bernabeu. Perez praised Mourinho's record with the club, saying: "Mourinho is one of the world’s great coaches and he was very important for Real Madrid during his time with us.

He was the coach of that famous record breaking league season. He brought the team to very high levels of competitiveness and that was very important for everything that was achieved afterwards.

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