Jose Mourinho says he has ‘zero curiosity’ in signing Romelu Lukaku or every other gamers he managed at Roma for his new membership Fenerbahce.
Mourinho, 61, was unveiled as the brand new supervisor of Turkish Tremendous Lig membership Fenerbahce over the weekend in entrance of 1000’s of adoring followers on the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul.
The legendary supervisor replaces Ismail Kartal within the Fenerbahce hot-seat and takes over a aspect who completed second final season behind metropolis rivals Galatasaray regardless of dropping simply as soon as and amassing 99 factors.
Mourinho is anticipated to bolster his squad with a number of new signings this summer time however insists he won’t have a look at his former membership Roma for reinforcements.
The Portuguese spent two-and-a-half seasons in control of the Serie A membership, guiding them to their first ever European trophy as they received the Europa Convention League in 2022 earlier than dropping the Europa League ultimate a yr later.
Reviews have stated Mourinho will attempt to carry Lukaku to Turkey, having managed the Belgian striker at Roma, Manchester United and Chelsea.
Lukaku remains to be contracted to Chelsea following his £97.5m transfer to Stamford Bridge in 2021 however has spent the final two seasons in Italy and each the membership and the participant are searching for a everlasting switch forward of the summer time switch window.
However the 31-year-old won’t be reuniting with Mourinho, with the brand new Fenerbahce boss insisting he has little interest in signing Lukaku or every other of his former Roma gamers.
‘Names of my earlier gamers, earlier membership, I wish to make it one hundred pc my phrase,’ Mourinho stated at his first Fenerbahce press convention. ‘I’ve zero curiosity in each participant or any participant from AS Roma, zero curiosity.
‘It’s not the time to hurry. Not time to really feel feelings. It’s time to come and to make the issues proper which is what we attempt to do.’
On reviews suggesting he had already contacted a few of his former gamers about becoming a member of him at Fenerbahce, Mourinho added: ‘Numerous rumours all the time once I’m in any membership.
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‘I perceive Fenerbahce is just not totally different, the reality is that I’ve by no means spoke about one single participant for a potential switch market.
‘All the things is about undertaking, every thing in regards to the stability I wish to discover now we transfer a bit in direct of profiles that we’d like, to enhance the crew. Under no circumstances ever have I spoken a couple of identify with anybody.’
Reflecting on his first few days at Fenerbahce and outlining his ambitions on the membership, Mourinho stated: ‘I’m thanking each Fenerbahce supporter that got here right here yesterday, even those from dwelling that had been celebrating the actual fact I joined the membership. I wish to thank all of them.
‘I used to joke and say many instances I’m Jose Mourinho, I wish to say now, I’m Fenerbahce coach.
‘The ambition is to play to win. Ambition is to really feel the warmth. Ambition is to really feel the strain of, you need to win each match if you wish to be champion.
‘That is the fact of Fenerbahce. For me it means ambition. They’ve a undertaking as a membership now I say now we have a undertaking as a membership.
‘Our followers have their desires and that for me to just accept it means ambition, it means I’m not in my consolation zone. If I might begin coaching tomorrow and if I might play subsequent weekend particularly right here I’d begin tomorrow and play on the weekend I might.
‘The undertaking had an impression on me, now could be my time to have an effect on the undertaking.
‘No guarantees however it’s apparent that the primary goal, the primary dream is to win the Turkish Tremendous Lig, having the upmost respect to golf equipment that received in earlier years. We wish to struggle for that – it’s our fundamental goal.’
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