People treat JOSE MOURINHO like a king all the time because he is the Special One.
Fans of his at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Roma loved him very much.
Things didn’t go as planned when he was in charge of Real Madrid, Manchester United, or Tottenham, but he is happy as manager of Fenerbahce.
Not just with the fans.
When Mourinho became manager of Real Madrid in June, Fenerbahce offered to find him and rent him the best house in Istanbul. He turned them down, though.
He chose to stay at the fancy Four Seasons Hotel instead so that he can only focus on work.
The five-star former house is on the Bosphorus Strait, with beautiful views from the European side to the Asian side of the old city, which is where Fenerbahce’s Sukru Saracoglu Stadium is.
I can’t believe that the Four Seasons’ cheapest rooms start at just £1,000 per night. It’s easy to see why.
During his time as manager at Old Trafford, Mourinho lived at The Lowry in Manchester. He likes to swim every morning and can choose between indoor and outdoor pools.
Many guests enjoy the lovely gardens and balconies as a place to relax, and Mourinho can dream of adding more trophies to his already-full cabinet while sleeping in the nice bedrooms.
But he hasn’t thought about the dining room, even though the Turkish food there is delicious.
The famous Portuguese person, who can only make scrambled eggs, likes to keep things easy. Every night, he or she is said to order chicken soup, margherita pizza, and ice cream with sparkling water.
He has been known to go to a nearby food shop, but most of the time he stays at the hotel and does the same things every day.
Managing a football team isn’t easy, not even for a seasoned and winning coach like Mourinho. That’s why he probably makes the most of the extra-special spa treatments and facilities, like the traditional Turkish Hammam baths.
Mourinho and Fenerbahce may be used to being rude to guests, and they will definitely be rude to Manchester United when they come to play in the Europa League.
The Four Seasons, on the other hand, wants guests to “be part of the family” and the Turkish take pride in being friendly.
This is what art historian Serdar Gulgun says: “In our culture, the guest is the king, so we treat them like royalty.”
And a grand welcome that the Special One is relishing.