27.08.2025 16:04
Fenerbahçe Vice President Hamdi Akın responded to Mourinho's comment, "I don't know him." This statement from Mourinho came after Akın's remarks about Fenerbahçe's Champions League playoff second leg match against Benfica. Akın stated that he did not take Mourinho's words personally, that the issue was not directed at him, and that Mourinho knows him very well.
The Super League giant Fenerbahçe's vice president Hamdi Akın stated regarding the Champions League playoff second leg match they will play against Benfica this evening, "Anything can happen. We can easily get through. Why shouldn't we! What is there in Benfica? You saw it here. They are not a very important team. I think it will be a very close match, very close..."
MOURINHO: I DON'T KNOW HIM
These words were reportedly said by Fenerbahçe's vice president during a press conference held before the Benfica match and were asked to Mourinho by the Portuguese press.
Jose Mourinho's response drew attention as he stated, "I don't know who made the statement that tomorrow's match will be easy. Maybe it could be a statement that strengthens him at the club, but I don't know him."
A RESPONSE FROM HAMDİ AKIN TO MOURINHO
While all these events continue to be a hot topic, Hamdi Akın, speaking to Ekol Sports, stated that he did not take Mourinho's words personally. Akın explained, "If you listened carefully to the question, my name is not used here. It is just a question asked in the form of the vice president. I made a statement a day before, saying that the Benfica match could be an easy match. This was a question that was deliberately asked to me, in my opinion."
"I DIDN'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY, I AM NOT TAKING IT"
Continuing his statement, Akın said, "This question was asked in such a way that when the term vice president is mentioned, I did not take Mourinho's statements personally in any way, and I am not taking them. These statements are not made to me. Moreover, I know Mourinho very well, and he knows me very well. If he knew who the question was about, he wouldn't have made a statement like 'I don't know him'."