Fenerbahce president Ali Koc on Mourinho and Tedesco: 'The team is worth 315 million euros'

Ali Koç made statements about the new technical director at the Football Academy Project Presentation Ceremony.

'WE RAISED THE BAR'

Fenerbahçe president Ali Koç made the following statement: "Our plans were to continue with our coach Jose Mourinho in the new season. We made an accounting of last season in the meetings. According to us. So who are we to talk football with Jose Mourinho! We explained what needs to change in order to become champions, the historical football DNA of Fenerbahce and what the fans expect as a game. After the evaluation, we raised the bar in transfers because our financial power allowed us to do so. We have to be within limits." "Hakan Safi signed a 4-year investment for the transfer of Kerem Aktürkoğlu. God bless him! Don't applaud yourself, we'll applaud you! We sold Yusuf Akçiçek, who played 19 games for Fenerbahçe, to Saudi Arabia. We are heartbroken. He has built a squad we couldn't have imagined three months ago."'THE TEAM IS WORTH 315 MILLION EUROS'

Ali Koç continued his words as follows: "The value of the team is 315 million euros." "Although the transfers came, the game played did not make us happy. That's why we parted ways with Jose Mourinho, even though it was a risk before the election. We had to take such a decision for the championship.""We didn't look at things from an election-oriented perspective. If we did, we might have planned even the Banking Union differently. We have a €160 million guaranteed sponsorship deal in our pockets. We could have broken it and paid off the debts. But we could not make the mistake made in 2014. Revenues are resources that the next management deserves to use. We are working for Fenerbahçe, not for elections. Maybe we won't be here in 15 days, but we planted these seeds. If someone will come after us, we need to support them and realize these projects. Fenerbahçe's interests are very important."