Jose Mourinho wants to return to Premier League after Fenerbahce contract: “I’m ready to go”

Jose Mourinho said he is “ready to return to the Premier League” when his Fenerbahce contract expires in two years.

The 61-year-old said after his side's 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday that he was prepared for a return to English football.

Mourinho won three Premier League trophies in two different terms as Chelsea manager, later being in charge of United and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Portuguese head coach was asked after the game in Istanbul about a future return to England, where he has a two-year contract with Fenerbahce that runs until the summer of 2026.

“The best thing I can do is go to a team that doesn't take part in UEFA competitions,” Mourinho said after the game.

“So a club at the bottom of England that needs a manager in two years, I'm ready to go. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.”

Mourinho also sarcastically referred to referee Clement Turpin as “one of the best in the world” after he was sent off in Thursday's game.

Mourinho received a red card from French official Turpin for his reaction after Fenerbahce's Bright Osayi-Samuel went down in United's penalty area following a foul by Manuel Ugarte.

Turpin showed Mourinho a straight red card for his reaction to the penalty incident (Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Replays appeared to show minimal contact from Ugarte to Osayi-Samuel.

“I congratulate the referee,” Mourinho told TNT Sports after the game.

“He told me something absolutely incredible, that he could see my reaction and the penalty incident at the same time. He kept an eye on both of them at the same time. He has peripheral vision in a 100 mph incident. That's why he is one of the best referees in the world.

“I observed the incident. I’m not talking about the incident.”

Fenerbahce, which has five points from its three Europa League group stage games, returns to action in the Turkish Süper Lig against Bodrum on Sunday.

(Image above: Ahmad Mora – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)