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Fenerbahçe Fires José Mourinho After Champions League Playoff Exit

Within hours Fenerbahçe unveiled Kerem Akturkoglu as a signing, with a presidential hopeful naming Sérgio Conceição as his preferred successor.

Overview

  • Fenerbahçe confirmed Mourinho’s dismissal after the Benfica playoff, which ended 0-0 in Istanbul and 1-0 to the Portuguese side in Lisbon.
  • Mourinho leaves a little over a year after his July 2024 appointment, having won no trophies and finishing second in the league last season.
  • The club announced the arrival of Kerem Akturkoglu, the winger who scored the decisive goal that knocked Fenerbahçe out.
  • Presidential candidate Sadettin Saran publicly put forward Sérgio Conceição as his coaching choice ahead of an extraordinary assembly he said is 23 days away.
  • British reports linked Mourinho with a potential Premier League return, including interest reported from Nottingham Forest.