(Football news) After being fired as Roma’s manager in January, Mourinho waited to accept a new role.

His two-year deal to take over as Fenerbahce’s new manager was officially announced on Sunday. His job is to win the Super Lig title after the team’s close loss to Galatasaray this season.

The 61-year-old is fortunate to have a large roster of well-known players at his disposal, including stars like Fred and Edin Dzeko.

However, given the reputation of the legendary Portuguese, it is realistic to expect that some higher-profile figures may be prepared to make the switch to the Şukru Saracoglu Stadium.

As it stands, Mourinho is not in a position where he can be proactive in his bid to acquire fresh faces courtesy of the presidential elections at Fenerbahce.

Current incumbent Ali Koc is facing a fight to retain hold of his position, with rival Aziz Yildirim seemingly eager to state his case by holding discussions with Mourinho.

Speaking at a press conference, Yildirim has not been shy with revealing who Fenerbahce may look to target should he be elected, including Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku.

Furthermore, Yildirim suggested to the media that Fenerbahce only went and appointed Mourinho because it was his suggestion.

Yildirim said: “If I had not said Jose Mourinho, would they have gone and agreed? They do what I say.

“I also mentioned the players. We said Lukaku. We said [Paulo] Dybala and [Anderson] Talisca. We keep the rest for ourselves. I’ll tell you after I am elected.”

While Chelsea are interested in parting ways with Lukaku, it has been widely reported that they are only prepared to accept offers of £38m.

Although Fenerbahce have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League main stages in 2024-25, it appears unlikely that they would be prepared to meet such demands, even with Mourinho no stranger to Lukaku from his time at Manchester United and Roma.

Signing Dybala may be more achievable, with the Argentina international having just one year left on his contract at Roma and due to Mourinho having made him a key man at Stadio Olimpico.

Since 2018, Talisca has plied his trade in China and Saudi Arabia, but the Brazilian forward did score 37 goals from 80 appearances for fellow Turkish giants Besiktas before the switch to Asia.

The 30-year-old Al-Nassr attacker has two years left on his contract.

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