Turkish high membership appoints Mourinho as head coach

Professional ShotsMourinho at Wembley throughout the Champions League closing

NOS Voetbal•gisteren, 23:23

It has been an open secret for a while, however now it has additionally been confirmed by official channels: José Mourinho is the brand new head coach of Fenerbahçe SK. The Turkish high membership reported this on social media shortly after the Champions League closing.

At that second, Mourinho himself was current at Wembley, the place the ultimate was being performed. Earlier than the match, he joked quite a bit about his upcoming transfer to Turkey. When requested who probably the most well-known contact in his cellphone was, he laughed: “The president of Fenerbahçe.”

On Sunday, Mourinho, former coach of Actual Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United and Internazionale, shall be offered within the Fenerbahçe stadium. His most up-to-date employer was AS Roma, the place he was fired in January this 12 months as a result of disappointing outcomes.

Fenerbahçe completed second within the Turkish Süper Lig this season with a formidable 99 factors, behind champion Galatasaray, which reached 102 factors. The employer of Jayden Oosterwolde and Dusan Tadic misplaced just one competitors match this season. Nevertheless, head coach Ismail Kartal was mentioned goodbye.

Mourinho should attempt to make the blue-and-yellow membership from the Asian a part of Istanbul champions once more for the primary time since 2014.