Jose Mourinho Tipped for Managerial Return at Crisis Club Following Sacking

Jose Mourinho has been tipped to make a huge return to management following his sacking from Fenerbahce.

The Portuguese was unveiled as Fenerbahce's new manager back in June 2024 and led the club to second place in his first season.

But Mourinho, who was been vocal about refereeing in Turkey, was not allowed to see out his second campaign after being relieved of his duties just two league games into the season.

Fenerbahce failed to qualify for the Champions League first phase after being knocked out in the play-offs by Benfica, losing 1-0 on aggregate.

The Turkish giants made the decision just a day after the defeat, with Mourinho sacked for the seventh team in his decorated career.

It's been reported that Mourinho is due a severance package of around £13 million but already rumours are swirling about a swift return to the dugout.

And Rangers legend Ally McCoist has advocated for his former club to bring in Mourinho as he would be "great for the game" in Scotland.

The Glasgow giants only just hired former Southampton boss Russell Martin but he has had a disastrous start to life at Ibrox, with Rangers suffering a 9-1 Champions League aggregate humiliation at the hands of Club Brugge and winless in four games in the league.

Speaking on talkSPORT, McCoist said: "I'll take Jose. Listen, there's a man in the job now [Russell Martin]. But if you're asking me, further down the line, would I take Jose at Ibrox? Absolutely, I would. Absolutely.

"There's a lot of people of the opinion that he's maybe by his sell-by date. I'm not so sure, I'm not so sure. I would love to see him in Scottish football. I just think he's big news, I think he's great for the game.

"I think we love him, he creates interest, he creates stories, he's different. The more people like that for me, the better. He would certainly bring a bit of life to things, wouldn't he?"

Jose Mourinho has been sacked for the seventh time. Image: Getty

Mourinho's wages could be a stumbling block, with it reported that his pay packet at Fenerbahce was £9.1million-a-year.

He has made no secret of his appreciation of Scottish football though, stating that the top flight "is a league of passion" while praising Rangers and Celtic and their fans.

Speaking in March, he said: "Celtic and Rangers are two big clubs with incredible history, also in Europe. I have lots of respect. They are big clubs with big fan bases, expectations."

Mourinho has also been named as a potential candidate for the Nottingham Forest job if they decided to part company with Nuno Espirito Santo after his honest comments about his situation at the City Ground amid talk of a strained relationship with owner Evangelos Maranakis.

Former United and Sunderland chief scout Mick Brown said he believes Mourinho would "open" to returning to the Premier League with Forest.