Jose 1 is suing Galatasaray for around £42,000 over “moral damages”, Fenerbahce have confirmed.
Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making “racist statements” following their goalless draw on Monday and said they intended to initiate criminal proceedings.
In his post-match comments, Mourinho said the Galatasaray bench were “jumping like monkeys” and that the fixture was better for being refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic rather than Turkish officials after both clubs requested a foreign appointment.
The 62-year-old was banned for four matches and fined £32,655. Fenerbahce have confirmed to Sky Sports News they have appealed against the ban.
Mourinho is seeking 1,907,000 Turkish Lira, a symbolic amount which references 1907 as the year Fenerbahce were founded, worth around £41,500.
“Through the lawyers of Fenerbahce Sports Club, we announce to the public that Galatasaray Sports Club has been sued by Jose Mourinho for 1 million 907 thousand Turkish Lira for non-pecuniary damages due to the attack on the personal rights of our technical director Jose Mourinho,” a statement said.
The Portuguese served one of his suspended four games on Thursday night as he was absent from the bench for the 4-1 Turkish Cup win at Gaziantep – if Fenerbahce’s appeal is unsuccessful he will miss their next three domestic games.
Following the accusations of racism, former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, was among several players to come to the defence of his old boss and ‘dad’ Mourinho.
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