Jose Mourinho is planning a shock Premier League return despite having a deal with Fenerbahce.
Mourinho signed a €10.5 million-per-year contract to take the Fenerbahce job back in June mere months after being sacked by AS Roma.
But Mourinho expressed unhappiness at football in Turkey and made claims about title rivals Galatasaray being favourited and “nobody abroad wanting to watch the Turkish league” in a box office interview last week.
Mourinho spent has spent a good chunk of his coaching career in English football with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs, and according to The Guardian, still feels as though he has unfinished business.
The newspaper claims Mourinho is eyeing up the Newcastle United job, seeing it as his best opportunity to manage in the Premier League again.
Mourinho is keeping close tabs on the situation and has asked intermediaries to be informed on any developments – particularly the future of current boss Eddie Howe
The Portuguese socialised with Newcastle chairman Yasir al-Rumayyan at the Formula One Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia back in March when he was out of work.
Newcastle went five games without a win in the Premier League in a poor start to the season but recorded huge victories over both Chelsea and Arsenal.
That has eased pressure on Howe, who recently celebrated three years in the hotseat at St James’ Park. However the report notes that 46-year-old does not have long-term job security at Newcastle given the owners want Champions League football and the Magpies finished in seventh last season.
PSR rules have limited spending and made Howe’s job more difficult but directors Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi have left and they were both supporters of the former Bournemouth manager.
There has been reported tension with sporting director Paul Mitchell, who joined the club in July.
The Portuguese also guided the Red Devils to the 2017 League Cup and the Europa League in the same year. But he has not secured a league title at any of his clubs since the 2014-15 triumph league-winning season at Chelsea.
These days, he is widely considered to be a level below the likes of top managers such as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. But winning is something ingrained in Mourinho’s DNA, which was apparent when he saw his Roma side secure the 2022 Conference League.
There has been reported tension with sporting director Paul Mitchell, who joined the club in July.
Jose Mourinho reveals the one Premier League job he wouldn’t take under any circumstances amid return rumours
Jose Mourinho reveals the one Premier League job he wouldn’t take under any circumstances amid return rumours
The former Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham boss gave his thoughts.
Jose Mourinho is someone never far from the headlines, and since moving to Turkish side Fenerbahce, he has even flirted with a return to the Premier League – but has ruled out a job he claims he would ‘never’ take.
Mourinho, 61, has not managed in the Premier League since leaving Spurs in 2021. English fans will know him best for his two spells at Chelsea, during which he won a combined three league titles before managing Manchester United to a second-place finish behind champions Manchester City in 2018.
The Portuguese also guided the Red Devils to the 2017 League Cup and the Europa League in the same year. But he has not secured a league title at any of his clubs since the 2014-15 triumph league-winning season at Chelsea.
These days, he is widely considered to be a level below the likes of top managers such as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. But winning is something ingrained in Mourinho’s DNA, which was apparent when he saw his Roma side secure the 2022 Conference league
Although he was given a hero’s welcome when he arrived in Istanbul in June 2024, things have not played out as well as he would’ve liked, with Fenerbahçe sitting third in the Super Lig – seven points behind league leaders and city-rivals Galatasaray.
As a result, Mourinho has seemingly put the feelers out for his next move, and it could be a return to the Premier League.
