Inside Mourinho’s £1k-a-night hotel as ex-MU boss orders same meal every night

JOSE MOURINHO is used to being treated like a king - after all, he is the Special One.

He was adored by his passionate supporters at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Roma.

While things did not go quite according to plan at Real Madrid, Manchester United or Tottenham, he has found himself at home as the manager of Fenerbahce.

And not just with the fans.

Because Mourinho declined Fenerbahce's offer to find him and rent out the best house in Istanbul when he took over as gaffer in June.

Instead, he opted to set up residence at the luxury Four Seasons Hotel so he can focus solely on business.

The five-star former palace sits on the banks of the Bosphorus Strait and boasts stunning views from the European side over to the Asian side of the historic city, where Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium home is located.

Incredibly, the cheapest suites at the Four Seasons start from £1,000 per night - and it is not hard to see why.

Mourinho - who lived at Manchester's The Lowry throughout his stint as Old Trafford boss - enjoys a regular morning swim and has the choice of indoor or outdoor pools.

Beautiful gardens and delightful terraces provide a welcome escape for guests, while the pristine bedrooms offer Mourinho the chance to dream of more silverware to add to his bursting trophy cabinet.

His imagination, though, has not stretched to the dining room despite the exceptional Turkish food on offer.

The Portuguese icon - who can only cook scrambled eggs - keeps things very simple and reportedly orders the same three-course meal every night: chicken soup, margherita pizza and ice cream washed down with sparkling water.

He has been known to visit a local kebab shop but tends to stick to his simple routine at the hotel.

Football management is no walk in the park - even for a seasoned and serial winner like Mourinho - so he no doubt takes full advantage of the extra special spa treatments and facilities on offer, including the traditional Turkish Hammam baths.

Mourinho and Fenerbahce may be used to giving visitors a hostile reception - and will no doubt do the same when the Red Devils visit in the Europa League.

But the Turkish pride themselves on their hospitality and the Four Seasons want guests to "be part of the family".

Art historian Serdar Gulgun says: "In our culture, the guest is the king so we receive them royally."

And a royal reception the Special One is certainly basking in.