Fenerbahce’s desperation to keep Jose Mourinho doesn’t seem to have made it all the way up to the club president.
Reports throughout the season have claimed the Turkish Super Lig side will do everything to keep the Portuguese, making him their first manager in over 40 years to keep the job despite not winning the title.
It seemed like the ball was very much in Mourinho‘s court before entering the second year of his two year deal, but president Ali Koc has struck a different and surprisingly critical tone over his coach.
“We want to continue with Mourinho. Halfway through the season, he received an offer of 36 million euros, but he preferred to stay with us,” he said starting on a positive note.
He then sent a warning to Mourinho, adding: “It takes two to tango. If Mourinho wants to leave, the conditions are clear: there are clauses in the contract that oblige him to give up a year’s salary.
“We have a relationship with him, he knows my family, my father, my wife, my son, we eat together often.
“However, I don’t know his family, they haven’t been to Turkey yet. We’re still together, but if the situation changes, we’ll see what happens.”
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