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Former manager of Chelsea and Manchester United Jose Mourinho He took to social media to inform fans amid news that he will be undergoing surgery over the Christmas holidays.
Report Portuguese media Say the 61-year-old will have his gallbladder removed over the festive period and Mourinho has uploaded a video to Instagram to explain his situation.
“Merry Christmas and thank you so much for the many messages,” he said in the video. “For those of you who are concerned,” added the caption, Mourinho “can confirm that the reports of my surgery have been exaggerated.
“I will resume training on the first day back from the holiday as usual. I have never missed a session in 25 years, and I don’t want to start now,” he added.
Mourinho did not specify the nature of the surgery, adding only that “it is a quick and short procedure”.
The Portuguese joined Fenerbahce in the summer and will be looking to take the Istanbul-based side to their first Super League title since 2013/14, although they are second in the league behind arch-rivals Galatasaray, and are eight points adrift.
Before the winter break, Mourinho told the club’s website that the players “will have a few days off but it won’t be a happy time for me”.
“Actually, I prefer not to give this time off but we promised the players a long time ago,” he said.
“Many players could not take more than 10 days off. Therefore, it was an important situation for their rest. We have to do better.”
Mourinho said he still believed his side could win the title, saying “no one is going to convince me that we don’t have a chance to win even if we have the distance to the leaders”.
“I refuse to think this way. For me it is still open,” he added.
Fenerbahce’s next match is at home against Hatayspor on the weekend of January 5.
