Sérgio Conceição could replace José Mourinho in Turkey | OneFootball

The technical command of Fenerbahçe might change from one Portuguese coach to another. The businessman Sadettin Saran, who is running for the presidency of the Istanbul club, stated this Friday that he has an agreement with Sérgio Conceição for him to take over the position if Saran is elected.

In a post on his social media, Sadettin Saran revealed that Sérgio Conceição “is ready” to join the Turkish club, just hours after Fenerbahçe dismissed José Mourinho.

“We are all aware of the news that our coach, José Mourinho, has been dismissed by the club's management as of today. Considering that exactly 23 days remain until the elections, the decision on the new coach is undoubtedly of vital importance. At this moment, we must state that our candidate for coach is Sérgio Conceição,” the businessman began writing on the social network Facebook.

Sadettin Saran also commented on José Mourinho's dismissal, assuring that the former AC Milan coach would be a lesser choice compared to Conceição.

“We invite our management to take immediate action. Sérgio Conceição is ready to come to our club in better conditions than our former coach Mourinho. Considering the ambitious and exciting character of Sérgio Conceição, which aligns with the genes of our club, we are convinced that he will lead us to the success we so desire. We hope that our management acts according to this vision and thought and we will be happy to intervene if there is any task entrusted to us. Fenerbahçe is more important than anything else,” he concluded.

Sérgio Conceição, it should be noted, is currently a free agent. The former champion coach with FC Porto was at AC Milan and was dismissed at the end of the last season.

Ex-Benfica also on the list

Besides Sérgio Conceição, the daily Hurriyet mentions that Roger Schmidt – who parted ways with Benfica – is among the names being considered by Fenerbahçe's management.

Also mentioned are Ismail Kartal, Vincenzo Montella, Luciano Spalletti, Ange Postecoglou, Volkan Demirel, Edin Terzic, and Nuri Sahin, with Kartal emerging as the favorite according to known indications.

Mourinho dismissed after Champions League elimination

Fenerbahçe announced in the morning the dismissal of José Mourinho. The Portuguese coach, in his second season at the club, could not withstand the elimination in the Champions League play-offs against Benfica, which relegated the Turkish team to the Europa League.

In terms of statistics, Mourinho ends his tenure at Fenerbahçe with 62 matches played and 37 victories. In the previous season, he also failed to secure the Turkish title – which has eluded the club since 2013/14 – finishing 11 points behind champions Galatasaray.

Throughout the 15 months in command in Turkey, Mourinho was involved in several controversies and left messages, many of them internal, which may have contributed to the club's decision to terminate the contract.

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