Jose Mourinho took the Turks' money and took it. Portuguese, mercilessly dismissed from Fenerbahce
Jose Mourinho (62 years old) said goodbye to Fenerbahce, shortly after the band missed the qualification in the main phase of the UEFA Champions League. Benfica defeated the Turks with 1-0, enough to enter the group, after 0-0 in the tour.
Jose Mourinho ended his collaboration with Fenerbahce PHOTO/Adevărul Archives
The elimination from the competition left a bitter taste to the officials of Fenerbahce, their next move being Mourinho's dismissal on the technical bench.
“We broke up with Jose Mourinho, who held the position of head coach of our team starting with season 2024-2025”is shown on the club's facebook page.
The group prepared by the Portuguese technician ended the previous season in the second place in the standings, without conquering any trophy. The last success of the “special” remains the UEFA Conference League trophate, which he obtained at the time when he occupied the technical bank of AS Roma, in 2022.
Jose Mourinho will be compensated by the Turks with 9 million euros to terminate the contract, so that the Portuguese reaches an incredible amount, earned only from dismissals, of 103.5 million euros.
🚨 Breaking: Fenerbahçe part Way with José Mourinho as Portuguese Head Coach Won't continues at the club. ⚠️The Decision Has Been Made after missing on Qualification to Champions League. pic.twitter.com/xncrqryfh0
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) August 29, 2025
The next destination, Premier League
Jose Mourinho could reach, on the other hand, in the locker room of a Premier League band. Free contract, the Portuguese will definitely have many options, Nottingham Forest being one of them. The English have already expressed their desire to offer the technician. In the past, the coach has won the title in the internal championship three times, along with Chelsea.
The Turks, mercilessly. Treadmill redundancies
Also, Besiktaș Istanbul was eliminated from the Conference League play-off on Thursday night. Shortly after the registered failure, the Turks got rid of coach Ole Gunnar S solskjaer (52 years old), less than eight months after its installation on the bench.
“Our contract with coach Ole Gunnar S solskjaer has been terminated!“transmitted the club in Istanbul, after the match lost by 0-1 in front of FC Lausanne-Sport, in second leg (1-1 in the tour).
Besiktaș was also eliminated from the Europa League at the end of July.
The Norwegian trainer took over the Istanbul team after three years of break. Beşiktaş did not take the title of 2021.
