Agreement reached to send Mourinho to Real Madrid

Real Madrid finalized a deal to hire Jose Mourinho as coach Friday after reaching an agreement on compensation with Inter Milan.

The deal was announced after a meeting in Milan between Madrid president Florentino Perez and Inter counterpart Massimo Moratti.

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Real Madrid said Mourinho will be officially introduced on Monday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. He replaces Manuel Pelligrini, who was fired on Wednesday.

Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport said Madrid will pay €16 million ($19 million) in compensation in two installments.

Mourinho confirmed he wanted to join Madrid after Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Spanish capital last Saturday to win the Champions League.

In two years with Inter, Mourinho led the club to two league titles, one Italian cup and its first European Cup since 1965. Before that, he led Chelsea to two Premier League titles. He also won the Champions League with Porto in 2004.

In spite of the success Mourinho has achieved he has often been portrayed a defensive-minded coach and questions have been raised over how he will blend the attacking talents of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema.

"We have to know what we have and apply it in the best possible way to create damage," Mourinho told Spanish daily AS. "Madrid has Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka who are very good on one-on-ones.

"We have to find a style of play that allows them to do that. The principles of play depend on the players you have," he said.

Despite having won nine European Cups, Madrid's last Champions League triumph came in 2002.

Last summer, Madrid spent large fees on Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema. But the team failed to progress past the first knockout round of the Champions League.

Mourinho will be aiming to win a league title in a fourth different country, after winning championships in Portugal with FC Porto and Chelsea in England.

"I think Madrid have signed me because they know that they can demand aims in the short term, but that I am also capable of leaving a base for the future," he said.

"I want to leave a mark at this club, not only with titles but with other things. I promise from my first day that I will bring out the best in the players, that I will take care of them."