Former Actual Madrid boss José Mourinho shall be unveiled as the brand new coach of Turkish Tremendous Lig group Fenerbahce afterward Sunday, the membership mentioned.
Following days of sturdy indications that Mourinho was to take cost, the Istanbul membership mentioned in a publish on X early on Sunday that the Portuguese supervisor was to attend a ceremony at their Sukru Saracoglu floor.
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“Saracoglu is ready for its new coach Jose Mourinho and its nice followers at 19.00!,” the publish reads.
On Saturday evening, Fenerbahce posted a video message from Mourinho, 61, wherein he informed Fenerbahce followers he would “see you tomorrow in Kadikoy and let’s begin our journey collectively.”
It is Mourinho’s first job since he left Roma in January after two and a half years marked by profitable the Europa Convention League in 2022 and a sequence of disputes with referees.
The Portuguese has not labored exterior of the highest 5 European leagues since 2004, when he left Porto after profitable the Champions League and joined Chelsea, which was on the rise beneath then-owner Roman Abramovich.
Since then he has additionally coached Inter Milan, Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham in a profession full of trophies and off-field controversy.
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Fenerbahce completed second to fierce rival Galatasaray within the Turkish league this season and clashed with the Turkish soccer authorities, together with by taking its group off the sphere within the Turkish Tremendous Cup recreation in protest.
