Dismissed! So, no more. Tottenham have decided to unilaterally end the contract of coach Jose Mourinho, who was 17 months at the helm of the club.
Mourinho, 58, has not been able to consolidate a regular game in the North London team and in recent days the pressure has grown, which this Monday ended with his departure. The surprise has been total as there are only 6 days left for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.
In a brief statement on its website, the club wrote: “The club can announce today that José Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sagramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties.”
President Levy, in turn, added: “Josep and his coaching staff have been with us in some of our most challenging moments as a club. Josep is a true professional who showed tremendous resilience during the pandemic. On a personal level I enjoyed working with him and I regret that things did not go as planned. “
Tottenham are in seventh place in the Premier League standings, 4 in the Europa League zone and 5 in the Champions League, with 18 points still in play. Controversial decisions regarding players like Dale Alli or Gareth Bale and serious defensive problems, involving Colombian Dávinson Sánchez, condemned the DT.
The Portuguese had replaced Mauricio Pochettino (PSG) in November 2019 and has finished in the same way as the Argentine, who had just led the team to the Champions League final.
He’s not quite gone when names are already being heard to make it happen, while coach Ryan Mason will temporarily take over. The British press speaks of two names, both from Germany: Julian Nagelsmann (Leipizg) and Jurgen Klinsmann, a former club player.