Jose Mourinho invites enthusiastic Fenerbahce fan onto team bus | OneFootball

Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho further endeared himself to the Turkish club’s supporters as he invited a fan onto the team bus.

A club video shows that the Istanbul-based side were travelling before Sunday’s league match against Alanyaspor, with plenty of fans welcoming the team coach ahead of kick-off.

And one particularly enthusiastic fan was spotted running alongside the bus, with his efforts rewarded as he was eventually invited to board.

The video shows the fan, who is not named, getting onto the bus and meeting Mourinho, with the Portuguese inviting him to sit next to him.

After a brief exchange of conversation and a quick selfie with the former Manchester United and Real Madrid manager, the supporter is invited to meet members of the squad including Edin Dzeko, Allan Saint-Maximin and his favourite player, Sebastian Szymanski.

Later on, the fan joins the squad and staff for a meal, before he briefly speaks to the camera.

Fenerbahce went on to win the game 2-0 courtesy of goals from Szymanski and Talisca.

Mourinho’s kind gesture marked the latest episode in what has been a short but eventful spell in charge for the 64-year-old, who joined Fenerbahce ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Mourinho has previously publicly criticised the level of refereeing in the league, and he was fined £15,000 following a 3-2 win over Trabzonspor after what was deemed excessive celebration and criticism of VAR official Atilla Karaoglan.

Over the weekend, he also took to Instagram to comment on a controversial match in which Adana Demirspor walked off the pitch in protest after conceding a soft penalty to Galatasaray.

He posted a clip of the foul for the penalty, as well as a picture of him on the touchline and a video of him reading on a plane.

Fenerbahce sit second in the Turkish Super Lig, three points behind arch-rivals Galatasaray, who have a game in hand.

Their next match is the first leg of a Europa League play-off, as they face Anderlecht at home on Thursday, 13 February.