One Fenerbahce fan managed to get on stage and hug Jose Mourinho at his grand manager unveiling.
The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United boss was announced as the Turkish side’s new head coach on Sunday to a huge fanfare.
Mourinho was presented to their fans at a packed Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, with thousands in attendance for the legend’s arrival.
A stage was built on the pitch where the 61-year-old signed his contract, with one fan in particular eager to meet him.
In a video posted by beIN Sports, a supporter rushed onto the stage just as Mourinho was set to be pictured holding a Fenerbahce shirt.
Security ran after him and tried to pull him away but Mourinho held his hand up and appeared to gesture that it was okay.
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The fan handed his phone over to an official and celebrated by waving his arms as he stood next to the Portuguese icon.
He then quickly hugged Mourinho, who grinned after being shown a lot of love at his new club, the tenth of his illustrious career.
Mourinho was last at Italian side Roma but left in January following a poor run of results.
He was on punditry duty with TNT Sports for their coverage of the Champions League final the night before and hinted that he would sign at Fenerbahce.
The two-time Champions League winner then boarded a private jet the following day to Istanbul for his presentation.
Speaking to the excited crowd, he showed his appreciation for the love he has been shown by fans and said: “Your dreams are now my dreams.”
Mourinho’s first task at Fenerbahce is set to be their Champions League qualification campaign.
He admitted that the challenge will be hard as they have to start in the second round of the qualifying phase, before playing in a third round and a play-off.
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