Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has stated he expects to stay on the membership subsequent season.
The Portuguese coach, who joined the Turkish membership on a two-year contract final summer season, had remained coy about his future in current weeks.
However, talking after his aspect’s 4-2 league loss at Hatayspor on Monday, Mourinho stated: “Should you ask me if I will 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 stated that he needs me to remain and he’s relying on me to remain for the subsequent season.
“That’s public. That is it. I believe he was clear. If something modifications from that day, I used to be not instructed. I can affirm 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 state of affairs.”
Fenerbahce president Ali Koç stated he needed Mourinho to proceed “for stability” whereas additionally revealing that the previous Chelsea and Actual Madrid supervisor had acquired a €36 million ($40.6m) supply to depart the membership in the midst of the season, however had turned it down.
Mourinho, who has been very essential of Turkish referees all through the season, has come below hearth from followers over the crew’s current performances.
“The frustration concerning these final performances, it is painful for everyone,” Mourinho stated.
“It is solely individuals that do not perceive what persons are like, what the tip of season is like. The motivation is just not the identical however I do not settle for that folks assume that gamers do not care.”
Fenerbahce, who end their the Tremendous Lig marketing campaign on Saturday at house to Konyaspor, secured a second place end behind champions Galatasaray earlier this month.
Mourinho, in the meantime, expects one other difficult summer season as his crew must undergo the qualifying rounds to play within the Champions League group levels.
“I’ve coached in two European finals,” Mourinho stated.
“Previously seven years, I’ve coached extra European finals than the historical past of Turkish soccer collectively. We tried to qualify for Champions League with Fenerbahce final summer season. We misplaced that chance with a penalty from Lille within the one hundred and twentieth minute.
“You ask me if I desire to play the Champions League quite than the Europa League, Convention League, sure, however not simply me, each membership, each coach, each participant. Subsequent summer season we now have once more qualification for Champions League.
“We have now to arrange ourselves the perfect we are able to.”
