Benfica manager, Jose Mourinho, has played down speculations linking him with a shock return to Real Madrid.
Madrid President, Florentino Perez, has reportedly made Mourinho his preferred candidate for the role.
Alvaro Arbeloa, who stepped in on an interim basis after Xabi Alonso was sacked, is expected to leave in the sumer.
Mourinho has now responded to those links, insisting that he is focused on qualifying Benfica for next season’s Champions League.
He told reporters: “My next goal is to get Benfica to the Champions League.
“If we win the next three matches, we’ll play in Europe’s biggest competition. That’s the only thing on my mind.”
Mourinho was in charge of Real Madrid for three seasons between 2010 and 2013, and during that spell, he won the LaLiga and the Copa del Rey.