Jose Mourinho has arrived in Kadıköy: 'Your dreams are my dreams'

Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe has appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach following the departure of İsmail Kartal. The Yellow-Navy Blues' president Ali Koç and Mario Branco arrived in Istanbul from London today with Jose Mourinho.

Fenerbahçe is holding a signing ceremony for the Portuguese manager at Ülker Stadium.

Developments in Kadıköy are as follows:

19.01 | Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç and Jose Mourinho have appeared before the fans from the club building.

18.45 | Fenerbahçe stands chanted in support of Aziz Yıldırım.

18.00 | Fenerbahçe's new head coach Jose Mourinho has arrived at Ülker Stadium.

Fenerbahçe fans took their places in the stadium as of 17.00 and began waiting for Jose Mourinho.

STATEMENTS BY ALİ KOÇ

"The great Fenerbahçe family, the great Fenerbahçe fans, welcome to our historic home where we have played our matches for over 100 years since our founding. I greet our millions of fans watching us on screens. Today, we are taking a historic step on behalf of our club. Hopefully, God will bring a good end to this. I say 'Welcome' to our head coach Jose Mourinho. He is indisputably one of the top 5 coaches in world history, among all coaches living or deceased. He chose us for the championships of our Fenerbahçe. We have a world-brand coach who has won the manager of the year award at the world's biggest clubs, won 27 trophies, is the only one in the world to have won 3 UEFA trophies, and has written his name into world football. The signature we are putting today is a harbinger of the level we want to take Fenerbahçe to. He will demonstrate his 'Winner' coach status here, just as he has in other clubs and other leagues. With the comments he made last night, Jose Mourinho has provided extraordinary promotion for our club and our country. And he will continue to do so. We currently have a very strong squad. Hopefully, unless an extraordinary offer comes, we will keep them all. Together with the players we will add, we are already the real champions of this year, and the championship we all desire next year will be the harbinger of the championships to come. We are already the real champions of this year. The championship we are targeting and will reach next year will be the harbinger of the championships to come. Our hearts are overflowing. May God be our helper. Long live Fenerbahçe."

STATEMENTS BY JOSE MOURINHO

"Good afternoon. First of all, thank you for your love. I felt the love you showed from the very first moment my name was linked with Fenerbahçe. Usually, a coach sees love after achieving a victory, but I have already felt it. It gives me a great responsibility. I promise you that from this moment on, I am also part of your family. The Fenerbahçe jersey is now a part of my body. Football is a passion, and I am in one of the best places where we can feel this passion. From the first moment I met Ali Koç, I wanted to be here for you. You are a very large group of fans. I wanted to be here for your passion."

News Source: 12punto