Jose Mourinho was unveiled as the new Real Madrid coach yesterday after the Spanish club reached a deal with Inter on his transfer from the Italian club.

Real and Inter "reached an agreement today that Jose Mourinho is the new coach of Real Madrid," the club said on its website.

"The agreement between the two clubs came after a meeting held this afternoon in Milan with Inter chairman Massimo Moratti and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez."

Mourinho will be presented to fans at Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Monday, the club said.

The brief statement gave no further details. But Perez was in Milan to try to unblock a 16-million-euro stumbling block - the severance fee in Mourinho's contract allowing him to quit his post at Inter two years early.

Perez had announced earlier this week that Real had reached agreement with Mourinho on his contract but said the Portuguese boss had to resolve the clause in his old deal.

Real opened the way for Mourinho after they sacked coach Manuel Pellegrini on Wednesday.

The Chilean left after just one season in charge in which Real failed to pick up any silverware despite splashing out more than €250 million on new talent last year, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.

Mourinho becomes Real's 10th coach in as many seasons, during a period when their great rivals Barcelona have had just two with better results and titles.

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