Real Madrid are plotting a significant shake-up behind the scenes as they prepare to bring in José Mourinho as their new coach, with the club aiming to end a two-year run without a major trophy, multiple sources have told ESPN.

The Spanish giants are understood to be planning a series of structural and personnel changes that will accompany Mourinho's appointment, signalling a determined effort to restore the club to the summit of European football.

Madrid have gone without silverware for two seasons — an unusually barren stretch for one of the world's most decorated clubs — and the hierarchy appears ready to make sweeping moves to reverse that trend.