Jose Mourinho has been unveiled the brand new coach at Fenerbahce in entrance of hundreds of ecstatic supporters.
The previous Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea boss signed his contract on the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Sunday afternoon as followers chanted and cheered his identify within the stands.
Mourinho waved the membership’s yellow shirt within the air earlier than signing what is known to be a two-year deal and informed the followers that that they had made him really feel welcome after he jetted in on Sunday after attending the Champions League ultimate at Wembley.
“I wish to thanks to your love, the love that I felt from the primary second the place my identify was first linked with Fenerbahce,” he stated.
“Usually, a coach is beloved after victories. On this case I really feel that I’m beloved earlier than victories.
“That, for me, is an enormous duty that I really feel. I promise you that from this second I belong to your loved ones. This shirt is my pores and skin.
“Soccer is ardour and there’s no higher place to really feel that zeal. Because the second I met with President Ali Koc I needed to play for you as a result of ultimately you’re the soul of the soccer membership.
“Because the second I met him and understood his concepts, his venture I needed to play for you. I needed to be the coach of all of you.
“I wish to work for Turkish soccer, I wish to work for the Turkish league. I wish to assist to enhance [it] however crucial factor for me shouldn’t be Turkish soccer, it is not the Turkish league, it is Fenerbahce.
“To complete, I wish to say that from the second I signed my contract, your desires at the moment are my desires.”
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Jose Mourinho has arrived in Istanbul forward of the Portuguese’s unveiling as the brand new Fenerbahce supervisor
Mourinho has been in the marketplace since leaving AS Roma in January after two-and-a-half years in cost, throughout which he received the Europa Convention League.
He attended the Champions League ultimate on Saturday and informed Sky Sports activities in regards to the problem going through him in qualifying for the competitors subsequent season together with his new membership.
Mourinho stated: “[It is] onerous as a result of now we have three rounds of qualifying and in Fenerbahce’s case, eight gamers are on the Euros and they don’t seem to be coming for pre-season earlier than the primary spherical.
“If I’m going, you understand that I like challenges so we’re going to battle to be within the Champions League.”
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Mourinho informed Sky Sports activities Information on Saturday he was excited for the problem
The Istanbul aspect are one of the vital profitable within the historical past of Turkish soccer however haven’t received the league title since 2014.
Mourinho has received 26 main honours throughout spells with Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Actual Madrid, Manchester United and Roma, whereas he took Tottenham to the Carabao Cup ultimate earlier than being sacked in 2021.
He’s the one supervisor to have received the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League.
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