Tottenham Hotspur fired José Mourinho just a year and a half after hiring, As reported by the club on Monday.
The Portuguese, who arrived at Tottenham in November 2019, left after a 2-2 draw last Friday against Everton, which complicated his chances of entering the top four in the Premier League. and qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
The club announces that José Mourinho and his coaching staff made up of Joao Sagrament, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties. pic.twitter.com/yfBv01PRk6
– Tottenham Hotspur (@Spurs_ES) April 19, 2021
Tottenahm is seventh in the Premier League, five points clear of the Champions League, Although he came to lead the competition in December.
However, poor results in recent weeks, with draws against Everton and Newcastle United and a 3-1 defeat to Manchester United, precipitated Mourinho’s farewell.
Nor did it help the elimination in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, where Dinamo Zagreb beat them 2-0 in the first leg, which led Mourinho to criticize the attitude of the players and the degree of seriousness with which they took the turn.
The news comes just hours after Tottenham announced their participation as a founding member of the European Super League.
In addition, Mourinho was due to play in the League Cup final against Manchester City next weekend, a chance for the ‘Spurs’ to lift their first title since 2008.
Mourinho signed a four-year contract until June 2023, when he signed for Tottenham, so the ‘Spurs’ will have had to reach an agreement with the Portuguese coach or pay him the remaining two years, to ratio of almost 20 million euros per season.