Jose Mourinho has advised followers he’s effectively after experiences emerged that the Fenerbahce coach will bear surgical procedure in Portugal attributable to a well being problem.
According to reports, Mourinho, 61, can have his gallbladder eliminated through the Christmas holidays.
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid coach posted a video on Instagram and said: “Happy Christmas and thanks a lot for thus many messages.”
Mourinho, who managed Fenerbahce in Friday’s 1-1 draw at Eyupspor earlier than the Christmas break, didn’t specify the surgical process however stated it was “minor.”
He wrote: “For these of you which have proven concern, I can affirm experiences of my surgical procedure have been vastly exaggerated, it is only a fast and minor process. I’ll resume coaching on the primary day again from the vacations, as at all times. I’ve by no means missed a session in 25 years, and I do not intend to start out now.”
Fenerbahce return to motion on Jan. 5, after they host Hatayspor.
Mourinho stated it will not be a “glad off interval” for him and never due to the surgical procedure however as a result of he was disillusioned along with his group’s final sport of the yr.
Friday’s consequence left Fenerbahce second within the Super Lig, eight factors adrift of leaders Galatasaray.
“We can have a number of days off but it surely is not going to be a cheerful day without work for me,” Mourinho said. “Actually, I would favor to not have this day without work however we promised the gamers way back. Many gamers couldn’t take greater than 10 days off. Therefore, this was an essential scenario for them to relaxation. We need to do higher.”
Mourinho, who joined Fenerbahce in the summertime and is seeking to information the group to its first Super Lig title in a decade, stated they’ll nonetheless problem for the league title.
“Nobody goes to persuade me that even with the gap that now we have with the leaders we do not have an opportunity to win [the title],” he stated. “I refuse to assume this fashion. For me it is nonetheless open.”
