Fenerbahce club president Ali Koc has revealed the amount of money the Turkish giants will be paying Jose Mourinho and his backroom staff.
Mourinho, 61, was confirmed as the new boss of the Super Lig side last week after being out of work since January. He was relieved of his duties at Serie A side AS Roma at the beginning of 2024 after two years in charge of the club.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid boss will now take charge of the 11th club across his illustrious managerial career, which has seen him secure the Champions League, Premier League, Europa League and many more trophies.
"Normally a coach is loved after victories," the Portuguese coach said after being unveiled to the Fenerbahce fans.
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"In this case I feel that I am loved before the victories. That is a big responsibility that I feel.
"I promise you from this moment, I belong to your family. This shirt is my skin."
Mourinho will succeed Ismail Kartal in the Fenerbahce hot seat after the former boss departed the club following a second place finish in the top flight of Turkish football.
Galatasaray secured the title despite Fenerbahce recording 99 points and losing just one game.
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As we approach Mourinho's first pre-season in charge of the club, the amount of money he will be paid has since been revealed by Fenerbahce's president.
"Other clubs other than us met with Mourinho," Koc said to Sports Digitale.
"Besiktas also contacted him. Aziz Yildirim and Sadettin Saran also met.
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"But we met before all of these. We made a much more suitable offer than the offer made by Aziz Yildirim and he accepted it.
"Mourinho was impressed by our dreams. We gave him and his entire team €12m (£10.2m) annually."
He signed a two-year contract at the club and will now look to recruit reinforcements during the summer transfer window.
Yildirim was the club president until 2018 and is now set to run for election once again, outlining how important it was that Koc secured the appointment of Mourinho to boost his efforts.
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The election will take place on June 9 with Saran also stating that he will run for presidency in the future.
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Topics: Fenerbahce, Football Manager, Jose Mourinho, Super Lig, Transfer News, Football
Patrick Rowe