According to the source, a 62-year-old specialist has already reached a preliminary agreement with the Portugal Football Federation (FPF). The contract is expected to sign after the final tournament of the UEFA Nation League, which will be held in June – Portugal will play the semi -finals against Germany (June 4).
At first it was planned that Mourinho would start working with the national team after the current agreement with Fenerbachce in the summer of 2026. However, according to Turkish journalists, the position of the federation has changed because of the situation with Cristiano Ronaldo. FPF believes that the authority of Mourinho will allow you to keep control over a team where a 5-time owner of a gold ball is still played by an important role.
However, the Portugal Football Federation does not intend to pay compensation to the Turkish club for the early breaking of the contract, so Mourinho will probably try to achieve mutual agreement of departure from Fenerbahche.
The Mourinho team is currently second in Turkish Super League, lagging behind Galatasaraya by 8 points for 3 rounds before the end of the season.
At the head of “Fenerbakhche” Mourinho has been working since June 2024, and before that he trained “Roma”, “Tottenham”, “Manchester United”, “Real”, “Inter”, “Chelsea” and “Porta”. Despite its incredible club career, working in the national team will be the special first in history.
Portugal’s national team is now headed by Spaniard Roberto Martinez, whose contract is in force until 2026. Under his leadership, the national team reached the quarterfinals of Euro 2024, where they lost France in a penalty series.
Turkish Championship Table (for 3 rounds before the end)
Source: Sport.ua