Turkey’s Fenerbahce on Friday sacked their Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, two days after the club was eliminated from the Champions League playoffs by Benfica.
“We are parting ways with Jose Mourinho, manager of our professional A team since the 2024-2025 season,” it said in a statement.
The Turkish club lost 1-0 on aggregate to Benfica, and their board have taken swift and decisive action of letting Mourinho go.
The coach oversaw a second-placed finish for Fenerbahce last season, but ended the campaign without a trophy.
His last piece of silverware was in 2022 when the club beat Roma to win the Conference League.
Mourinho has been linked with a to England, where he won the Premier League three times with Chelsea.
Nottingham Forest have been touted as an option to secure the services of the highly experienced tactician.
