Benfica coach Jose Mourinho confirmed his agent Jorge Mendes has been in contact with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
The veteran Portuguese coach, 63, has been strongly linked with a sensational return to the Santiago Bernabeu 13 years after he left Los Blancos.
"There is contact between the club and Jorge," said Mourinho late on Saturday after Benfica completed an unbeaten season in the Portuguese top flight, finishing third.
However, Mourinho said he personally has not had any contact with Madrid president Florentino Perez, or anyone else at the club, and that his future will be decided in the coming week.
Madrid will finish a second straight season without a major trophy, and coach Alvaro Arbeloa said on Saturday he would be "happy" for Mourinho to replace him.