English club Tottenham announced on Monday that their Portuguese coach José Mourinho and his entire coach were “released from their duties”, seventeen months after they arrived at “Spurs” to replace the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino.
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“The club can announce today that José Mourinho and his coaching staff, Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalín and Giovanni Cerra, have been released from their duties,” the statement said.
Tottenham, the leaders of the Premier League in mid-December, have suffered a significant drop in their performance and are now in seventh place, five points behind the qualifying places for the next Champions League.
The Portuguese coach was also criticized for his team’s game and there were rumors about tensions in the locker room.
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“José and his team of coaches were with us during one of the most difficult times for the club. José is a great professional who has shown enormous resilience during the pandemic,” Tottenham president Daniel Levy was quoted as saying in a statement. .
The timing of the announcement is surprising, as Tottenham play a crucial match in their fight for European places on Wednesday against Southampton in a postponed match on the 29th.
On Sunday this week he has to play a final, the League Cup against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Mourinho will be replaced for the time being by Ryan Mason, former Tottenham player and coach of the U-19 team.
Millionaire settlement
According to The Independent, an English, Portuguese newspaper, which had two more years under contract, will receive 15 million pounds LOCATION, in relation to the team’s position in the league.