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Fenerbahçe reaches reported 1.5-year deal with Sergio Conceição
Fenerbahçe has reportedly agreed terms with Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição to take charge of the team.
The Turkish club began looking for a new manager after parting ways with İsmail Kartal.
Reports say the proposed contract is for one and a half years.
Fenerbahçe is aiming to bring Conceição to Istanbul before its match against Liverpool, where he may watch from the stands.
One report says the agreement is in principle and that a final decision has not yet been made, while others describe the deal as complete.
Conceição most recently coached Al-Ittihad and previously led Porto, Milan and other teams.
Fenerbahçe has also considered local coaches as alternatives, and the next step is expected to be Conceição's arrival and the completion of the appointment.
Fenerbahçe reportedly agreed a 1.5-year contract with Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição.
The club invited Conceição to Istanbul and hoped he would watch its match against Liverpool from the stands.
Reports differed on whether the appointment was final, with one saying a final decision had not yet been made.
Fenerbahçe was seeking a new coach after parting ways with İsmail Kartal and a run of poor results.
The club also considered domestic candidates if it could not agree terms with foreign coaches.
- Who
- Fenerbahçe and Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição.
- What
- Reports said they had agreed a 1.5-year contract, though one report said no final decision had been made.
- When
- The reports were published on 2 November 2026.
- Where
- Istanbul; Conceição was invited to the city.
- Why
- Fenerbahçe was looking for a new coach after parting ways with İsmail Kartal and amid a poor run of results.
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Fenerbahçe's board held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the team's poor form and the choice of a new coach.
Reports said Fenerbahçe had reached an agreement in principle with Conceição and invited him to Istanbul.
A report said Fenerbahçe had agreed a 1.5-year contract and hoped Conceição would watch the Liverpool match from the stands.
- Reported contract length
- 1.5 years
- Coach
- Sergio Conceição
- Invited destination
- Istanbul
- Liverpool match plan
- Fenerbahçe hoped Conceição would watch from the stands
- Reported domestic alternatives
- Aykut Kocaman, Abdullah Avcı and Emre Belözoğlu
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What people are saying
I see my youth in him
Sérgio Conceição is a very good coach, but since leaving Porto he has not yet achieved the success expected of him.