Tottenham Hotspur fired José Mourinho just a year and a half after he was hired, as reported by the club on Monday.
The Portuguese, who arrived at Tottenham in November 2019, is leaving after drawing 2-2 against Everton on Friday, complicating his chances of entering the top four in the Premier League and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
The club announces that José Mourinho and his coaching staff consisting of Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been fired. pic.twitter.com/yfBv01PRk6
– Tottenham Hotspur (@Spurs_ES) April 19, 2021
Tottenahm is seventh in the Premier League, five points behind Champions League places, despite coming to lead the competition in December.
However, poor results in recent weeks, with draws against Everton and Newcastle United and a 3-1 loss to Manchester United, have bounced back from Mourinho.
Nor did it help the elimination in the eighth finals of the UEFA Europa League, where Dinamo Zagreb defeated them 2-0 in the first leg, causing Mourinho to criticize the attitude of the players and the seriousness with which they returned.
The news comes just hours after Tottenham announced their participation as a founding member of the European Super League.
In addition, Mourinho was to play the League Cup final against Manchester City next weekend, the opportunity for “Spurs” to win their first title in 2008.
Mourinho signed a four-year contract until June 2023, when he signed for Tottenham, so “Spurs” will have to reach an agreement with the Portuguese coach or pay him the remaining two years, at a rate close to 20 million euros per season.