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Jose Mourinho may not be kissing the Inter badge for much longer as Real Madrid plan to snatch him in the summer, claims The Times. Florentino Perez has pushed the panic button after watching his side crash out of the Champions League, and he is ready to resume the chase for Mourinho. A degree of contact was sparked off last summer, but Inter tied the coach down for a further year by extending his deal, leaving Real with Manuel Pellegrini. Nevertheless, Perez will not stand for anymore failures after providing the golden goose, and he will want to shuffle the bench. Arsene Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti have also been touted. Sky Sport Italia interviewed Real Madrid journalist Arantxa Sanchez of Marca, and she suggested Mourinho could be influenced by agent Jorge Mendez, who is also Cristiano Ronaldo's representative. Though she did claim Mourinho's style was not in line with Perez's vision of spectacular football.