DERMOT CORRIGAN: Testing times ahead for Perez

Most around Real Madrid are resigned to seeing Jose Mourinho leave the club this summer, and many will be more than happy to see him go.

The real fear now is that Mourinho’s compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo could follow him out the Santiago Bernabeu door.

During Madrid’s 6-2 home stroll past Malaga last Wednesday the action centred around Ronaldo, as it often does. He terrorised opponents, missed a penalty, got two rival players sent off, and was booked for diving.