Turkish giants, Fenerbache have confirmed the appointment of Jose Mourinho as their new coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.
The Portuguese coach signed a two-year deal to replace Ismail Kartal, who left the club on Sunday after finishing second in the Turkish league with 99 points.
Mourinho was unveiled at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Sunday.
He expressed his delight at the opportunity to manage Turkey’s biggest club while also appreciating the fans for showering him with love.
“I want to thank you for your love, the love that I felt from the first moment where my name was first connected with Fenerbahce,
“Normally, a coach is loved after victories. In this case I feel that I am loved before victories.
“That, for me, is a big responsibility that I feel. I promise you that from this moment I belong to your family. This shirt is my skin.
“Football is passion and there is no better place to feel that passion. Since the moment I met with President Ali Koc I wanted to play for you because in the end you are the soul of the football club.
“Since the moment I met him and understood his ideas, his project, I wanted to play for you. I wanted to be the coach of all of you.
“I want to work for Turkish football, I want to work for the Turkish league. I want to help to improve [it] but the most important thing for me is not Turkish football, it’s not the Turkish league, it’s Fenerbahce.
“To finish, I want to say that from the moment I signed my contract, your dreams are now my dreams.”
Mourinho was sacked as the coach of AS Roma in January following a run of poor form despite guiding them to the final of the Europa League in the previous season and the Europa League Conference trophy in the 2021-22 season.
He has won 26 major trophies with the likes of Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Roma.
He is also the first manager to win the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
Mourinho will be tasked with winning the Turkish league title after Fenerbache missed out of the title to Galatasaray despite losing once all season to finish with 99 points, three points behind the champions.
Mourinho Confirmed As New Fenerbache Coach is first published on The Whistler Newspaper