Fenerbahçe still paying for Mourinho's €750k luxury hotel stay | OneFootball

José Mourinho left Fenerbahçe to take charge of Benfica after 15 months at the Turkish club. Interestingly, the defeat against the Eagles in the Champions League qualifying match ended up hastening the coach’s departure – who shortly after went on to replace Bruno Lage at the helm of the team.

More than two months after his departure, Fenerbahçe is still settling costs associated with the Portuguese manager’s stay. The local press reported that the Istanbul club paid a bill of 36.5 million Turkish lira (about 750 thousand euros) for Mourinho’s 16-month stay in the “most luxurious suite” at the Four Seasons Bosphorus, a historic hotel housed in a 19th-century mansion.

The Portuguese coach has preferred hotels when working away from his family. While managing Manchester United, he spent 895 nights at The Lowry Hotel – a stay that the British press estimated at around 537 thousand pounds (609 thousand euros).

Since arriving at Benfica, Mourinho has won only half of the 12 matches played: he has three defeats, all in the Champions League, and three draws in the Primeira Liga, against FC Porto, Casa Pia, and Rio Ave.

In the Champions League, Benfica occupies the second-to-last position in the table and, together with Ajax, is the only team still without points after four rounds of the group stage.

In the league, Benfica is in third place, with 25 points, six behind FC Porto.

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