Schweinsteiger wasn t the first to lock horns with Mourinho as Sportsmail looks at the rough-shod tactics that the 59-year-old has taken against other stars throughout his career.
Zidane, Ancelotti’s then-assistant, was touted to take over but Rafa Benitez was installed for an ill-fated stint at the start of the 2015-16 season. By January 4, he had been sacked and Zidane ascended to the throne, driving Madrid on to three consecutive Champions League triumphs.
The Frenchman walked away in 2018 only to return less than a year later, after Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari had been chewed up and spat out by club president Florentio Perez.
Wary of appointing unknowns, not in the football world, but new faces to Madrid, Perez turned back to comfort and security, plucking the avuncular Ancelotti from Everton and restoring him to the position he would rather have kept six years ago.
Apr 18, 2021 - 12:50 pm By Staff Reporter
Gareth Bale has reportedly been placed on Real Madrid s transfer blacklist ahead of next season.
The Welsh winger joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan this season after falling out of favour under Zinedine Zidane last campaign.
The North London outfit are unlikely to make a permament move for Bale next season, as he has once again been reduced to a bench role after an impressive February and March.
Spanish publication
Sport have reported that club president Florentio Perez has placed the 31-year-old on the blacklist of players he wants offloaded.
While Los Blancos want to offload Bale permanently, the player s contract only runs out in 2022 which could be a problem as they look to find suitors.