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Jose Mourinho set to earn over $11 million a yr as coach of Fenerbahce in Turkey

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Fenerbahce says new coach Jose Mourinho is about to earn 10.5 million euros ($11.4 million) a yr in wage after he agreed on a two-year contract.

Fenerbahce revealed the figures in a declaration to tell the inventory market on Wednesday, three days after the storied Turkish membership offered Mourinho to 1000’s of followers at its stadium.

There was no point out of the dimensions of any bonuses in Mourinho’s contract.

Mourinho has been tasked with successful the Turkish league, one thing Fenerbahce has not achieved since 2014. The staff was crushed to the title by fierce rival Galatasaray final month. Fenerbahce can even enter the Champions League within the early qualifying rounds in July.

Mourinho has not labored outdoors of the highest 5 European leagues since 2004, when he left Porto after successful the Champions League and joined Chelsea, which was on the rise below then-owner Roman Abramovich.

Since then, he has additionally coached Inter Milan, Actual Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham in a profession stuffed with trophies and off-field controversy.

In the meantime, one other Istanbul-based membership, Besiktas, introduced Wednesday that Giovanni van Bronckhorst has agreed to affix the staff as head coach.

The Dutch coach has agreed to a two-year contract with the choice of extending by one other season, Besiktas mentioned in an announcement posted on its web site.

Van Bronchorst final coached Rangers, taking the Scottish staff to the Europa League ultimate within the 2021-22 season.

Reporting by the Related Press. 

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