Jose Mourinho is set to be named as Fenerbahce’s new head coach (PA)
Jose Mourinho has confirmed he is on the brink of becoming Fenerbahce’s new head coach but admits qualification for next season’s Champions League will be ‘hard’.
Mourinho has been out of management since he was sacked by Roma in January but made it clear that he was keen on a return this summer.
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager had received a lucrative offer from Al-Qadisiyah, who have secured promotion to the Saudi Pro League.
However, Mourinho is now on the verge of a move to Turkey where he will join Fenerbahce, who finished three points behind Super Lig champions Galatasaray this season.
When asked about his move to Fenerbahce, Mourinho told Sky Sports: ‘Not yet, not yet.
Jose Mourinho will be reunited with Fred at Fenerbahce (AP)
‘I decided I want to go but it’s not done yet. I cannot confirm officially but yes I want to go.’
Asked about Fenerbahce’s path to next season’s Champions League, Mourinho said: ‘Hard, because we have three rounds to go in qualification.
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‘In Fenerbahce’s case, eight players are in the Euros and they are not coming for pre-season before the first round, so hard.
‘But if I go, you know that I like challenges, so if I go you know we are going to fight to be in the Champions League.’
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