José Mourinho has opened talks with Fenerbahce over their head coach role, the Turkish Super Lig club said on Saturday, as the Portuguese manager looks to return to coaching after being sacked by Roma in January. “Negotiations have started with José Mario Dos Santos Mourinho Felix for the position of coach,” the club said in a statement. The well-travelled coach, who has been in charge of some of the biggest clubs in Europe, is set to take over a team that finished second in the Super Lig – three points behind their Istanbul rivals Galatasaray. If he is appointed, Mourinho would replace the Turkish manager Ismail Kartal, who oversaw only one loss in the league, although six draws proved to be costly in the title race. Mourinho, who has won trophies with clubs such as Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid and Manchester United, would be tasked with helping Fenerbahce to win their first league title since 2013-14. The 61-year-old also helped Roma to clinch their first European trophy when they won the Europa Conference League in 2022, while he also guided them to the Europa League final the following year, losing to Sevilla on penalties. But when he was sacked in January Roma were ninth in Serie A. He was replaced by the former Italy player Daniele De Rossi and Roma eventually finished sixth, to qualify for the Europa League.