Overview
- Fenerbahçe confirmed Tedesco’s hiring in an official statement on September 9, installing him to replace José Mourinho.
- Former club captain Gokhan Gonul has been named assistant coach on a two-year contract, the club said.
- Mourinho was dismissed after Fenerbahçe failed to reach the Champions League league phase, losing 1-0 on aggregate to Benfica in the play-off.
- Zinedine Zidane, previously linked to the vacancy, will not take the role, with reports indicating he is waiting on the France job after the 2026 World Cup.
- Tedesco arrives after departing the Belgium post in January and previously won the German Cup with RB Leipzig, while separate reports say Manchester United’s Andre Onana is close to a season-long loan to Trabzonspor ahead of this weekend’s league match.