Khedira rejoins Real Madrid as Mourinho's dressing-room bridge
Sami Khedira, 39, has returned to Real Madrid as part of Jose Mourinho's assistant coaching staff, tasked with connecting the manager to the squad. Mourinho specifically sought a charismatic figure with club knowledge after last season's internal tensions. Khedira previously played under Mourinho, winning seven trophies in five years at the Bernabeu.
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