Words from Mourinho that will upset Erdogan

After President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks about Ferdi Kadioglu, Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho said in a statement today, "Our president wants the development of our club, he does not want it to go backwards. This means keeping the best players, not selling them."

Fenerbahce's world-renowned coach Jose Mourinho said he has never felt so motivated before. Answering the questions of the press before the training session held in the town of Bad Waltersdorf, which is connected to Graz, Austria, the experienced coach stated that he feels very happy.

The successful coach said, "I feel very happy and motivated. I have never been so motivated before. Many of our players are in the national teams. The conditions we are in are not easy. We started the training with half of the team. The UEFA Champions League qualifiers will start in two weeks. We are working in the best way possible. The Portuguese coach, who stated that he encountered a beautiful structure and organization at Fenerbahce, said, "Every team I worked for was a challenge for me. We encountered a very good structure and organization here. Many Portuguese coaches have worked here. We have a very good sporting director. We want to give the happiness that millions of Fenerbahce fans have been waiting for a long time."

"OUR PRESIDENT WANTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUB, NOT GOING BACKWARDS"

Jose Mourinho emphasized that good players should be kept in order for the club to progress. Mourinho stated that President Ali Koc has given a direct message about this, saying, "Our president wants the development of our club, he does not want it to go backwards. This means keeping the best players, not selling them. The priority is for our players to return to the team. This will happen step by step. Today, Szymanski and Livakovic will join the first training session. Caglar will work with the ball for the first time. The national team players have started their holidays. Tadic will return on Wednesday. Of course, this is for a good reason, because the Turkish national team has done a very good job. We know what we want in the transfer market. The transfer market is active and many teams will not play in the preliminary rounds. We may not be in the best condition in the first Lugano match, but our fans will help us win in the second match," he said.

WHAT DID ERDOGAN SAY?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who watched the Netherlands-Turkey match played in EURO 2024 at the stadium, answered journalists' questions on the plane on his way back from Germany and said, "For example, now you look at someone like Ferdi Kadioglu, he is very ambitious. When we played football, our coach used to tell us, 'you will eat the ball' Can a ball be eaten? You will eat it' What does this mean? You will put your ambition fully into it. For example, Ferdi has this. He is very ambitious with his height. When he takes the ball, when he breaks through, his joining from the back to the front is very solid. Now there are some numbers being talked about regarding him. Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho said 'he cannot leave'. We should not play with Ferdi's future," he said.