Mourinho expects to stay with Fenerbahce next season - Soccer News

[ad_1] Jose Mourinho expects to stay with Fenerbahce subsequent season, regardless of stress mounting after the membership’s latest performances.

Mourinho signed a two-year contract with the Turkish Tremendous Lig giants in 2024, however couldn't information them to the league title throughout his maiden season, regardless of profitable 34 of his 55 video games in cost throughout all competitions (61.82%).

Fenerbahce, who conclude their marketing campaign at dwelling to Konyaspor on Saturday, are set to complete second behind champions Galatasaray.

The Yellow Canaries are 11 factors adrift of their rivals, and discontent has grown amongst supporters following the group’s shows in latest weeks.

“In case you ask me if I’m going to be right here subsequent season, I seek advice from the final [Fenerbahce] president’s look on TV a few weeks in the past, the place the president mentioned that he desires me to remain, and he's relying on me to remain for the subsequent season,” Mourinho mentioned.

“That's public. That’s it. I believe he was clear. If something modifications from that day, I used to be not instructed. I can verify that these phrases had been precisely the identical phrases that I used to be instructed after we met. In order that, for me, is a really clear scenario.

“The frustration relating to these final performances. It’s painful for everyone.

“It’s solely people who don’t perceive what persons are like, what the top of the season is like. The motivation just isn't the identical, however I don’t settle for that folks suppose that gamers don’t care.”

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The second-place end means Fenerbahce must come by way of two qualifying rounds to guide their place in subsequent season’s Champions League correct.

Mourinho’s facet had been overwhelmed by Lille within the third qualifying spherical this season, and the two-time Champions League winner hopes to place his facet in the absolute best form to return to Europe’s premier membership competitors.

“We tried to qualify for the Champions League with Fenerbahce final summer time,” he added. “We misplaced that risk with a penalty from Lille within the a hundred and twentieth minute.

“You ask me if I choose to play within the Champions League moderately than the Europa League, Convention League. Sure, however not simply me, each membership, each coach, each participant.