Jose Mourinho provides health update after minor surgery in Portugal

The Portuguese coach’s Fenerbahce are second in the Turkish league.

Despite reports that he will have surgery during the Christmas break, former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has resorted to social media to reassure supporters that he is doing well.

The 61-year-old will have his gallbladder removed during the holiday season, according to reports from Portuguese media. However, Mourinho posted a video to Instagram to clarify his predicament.

“Happy Christmas and thank you so much for so many messages,” he says in the video. The caption adds: “For those of you that have shown concern I can confirm reports of my surgery have been greatly exaggerated.

“I will resume training on the first day back from the holidays, as always. I’ve never missed a session in 25 years, and I don’t intend to start now,” he added.

Mourinho merely stated that “it’s just a quick and minor procedure,” without going into detail about the type of surgery he underwent.

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Although Fenerbahce are now eight points adrift of arch-rivals Galatasaray in the league, the Portuguese coach, who joined the Istanbul-based team in the summer, is hoping to lead them to their first Super Lig championship since 2013–14.

Jose Mourinho, the head coach of Fenerbahce, seemingly had a successful surgery. Mourinho stated on the club website prior to the winter vacation that the players:

“will have a few days off but it will not be a happy time off for me. Actually, I would prefer not to have this time off but we promised the players long ago.”

“Many players could not take more than 10 days off. Therefore, this was an important situation for them to rest. We have to do better.”

“Nobody is going to convince me that even with the distance that we have with the leaders we don’t have a chance to win,” Mourinho said, expressing his continued belief that his team can win the championship.

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