'A big lie' - Jose Mourinho rubbishes reports of sensational return to Inter from Fenerbahce after Simone Inzaghi exit

Mourinho has been linked with a stunning return to Inter after Simone Inzaghi departed to move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, following their Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. Now, though, the Portuguese tactician has hit back, messaging a journalist to say that the reporting is a "big lie".

Fener finished second in 2024-25, 11 points behind eventual champions Galatasaray, as Mourinho continues to hunt his first trophy since 2022, when he won the Conference League with Roma. Mourinho, of course, won the treble with Inter in 2010, as well as Serie A twice, but he insists he will not be returning to San Siro.

Mourinho is reported to have messaged Ivan Zazzaroni, an Italian journalist, who reported that Mourinho said it was a "big lie" that Inter had approached him.

He added: “There was never any contact. This is just being said because it’s what some angry fans want to hear. And so they say, it was difficult for me to leave Fener, blah blah blah.”

Inter will continue their search for a new manager. Mourinho, it seems, is firmly out of the running.