Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce face Rangers on Thursday

Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce face Rangers on Thursday in the Europa League last 16. Mourinho said: "Celtic and Rangers are big clubs with big fan bases, with big emotions, big responsibilities, big expectations. Why not?" Jose Mourinho refuses to rule out the possibility of managing Rangers or Celtic one day and praises the 'passion' in Scottish football, but says he's not currently searching for a new job. Jose Mourinho says he is open to managing Celtic or Rangers in the future due to the "passion" of the Scottish Premiership.

The 62-year-old's contract as Fenerbahce manager expires at the end of next season in 2026 and insists his focus is purely on the Turkish club.

But ahead of facing Rangers in the Europa League last 16, Mourinho, who earned his coaching badges in the north Ayrshire town of Largs in the 90s, isn't ruling out a return to Scotland.

"For me, to play in empty stadiums, to play in competitions where there is not that fire of the passion doesn't make any sense.

"And Celtic and Rangers, they are big clubs with big fan bases, with big emotions, big responsibilities, big expectations. Why not?

On Ferguson, Mourinho added: "I know his history as a football player for Scotland, for Rangers.

"I don't know much about his career as a coach. But I respect a lot the emotional connection between him as a coach and his club now. That is a very important thing in a football club, the connection between the fans and the coach."