{
  "id": 6740720,
  "title": "Real Madrid closely following Premier League and Serie A managers with an eye on the future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/real-madrid-closely-following-premier-league-and-serie-a-managers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T10:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-closely-following-premier-101000525.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid has been closely monitoring the managerial changes at Premier League and Serie A clubs as they look to improve their own performance. After a disappointing run of seasons without major trophies, Real Madrid recently signed former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho for a three-year contract. However, they are also keeping an eye on potential future replacements.\n\nAccording to journalist Jorge Picon, Real Madrid is closely following the progress of Cesc Fabregas at Como and Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. Despite his time with Barcelona, Fabregas is highly regarded by the Spanish club. In fact, Fabregas himself has expressed interest in managing Real Madrid. Since returning to management at Como, Fabregas has taken the Italian team to Serie A and helped them qualify for the UEFA Champions League. He has also been instrumental in developing two former Real Madrid talents, Nico Paz and Jacobo Ramon.\n\nMikel Arteta, who has been at Arsenal for over six years, is also under scrutiny by Real Madrid. Arteta led Arsenal to their first Premier League title in over two decades last season and guided them to the UEFA Champions League final, where they lost to PSG. Arteta's contract with Arsenal expires at the end of the season, and while there is no indication he would leave, Real Madrid are monitoring his career trajectory as a potential future replacement.",
  "summary": "The past couple of seasons have not gone according to plans for Real Madrid, who have failed to win any major trophy, while their rivals, FC Barcelona, have gone from strength to strength under Hansi ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Manchester derby takes centre stage in Premier League thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/manchester-derby-takes-centre-stage-in-premier-league-thriller",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}