Tottenham Hotspur fired José Mourinho just a year and a half after hiring him, the club reported on Monday.
The Portuguese, who arrived at Tottenham in November 2019, is leaving after a 2-2 draw against Everton on Friday, which hampers 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 relieved from their positions. pic.twitter.com/yfBv01PRk6
– Tottenham Hotspur (@Spurs_ES) April 19, 2021
Tottenahm is seventh in the Premier League, five points behind the Champions League places, despite coming to lead the game in December.
Poor results in recent weeks, with draws against Everton and Newcastle United and a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United, however, saw Mourinho say goodbye.
Nor did it help the UEFA Europa League round of 16, where Dinamo Zagreb beat them 2-0 in the first leg, leaving Mourinho to criticize the players’ attitude and the seriousness with which they turned. .
The news comes just hours after Tottenham announced their entry as one of the founders of the European Super League.
In addition, Mourinho would play the League Cup final against Manchester City this weekend, the chance for the ‘Spurs’ to take their first title since 2008.
Mourinho has signed a four-year deal, until June 2023, when he signed for Tottenham, so the ‘Spurs’ will have to reach an agreement with the Portuguese coach or pay him the remaining two years at a rate of almost 20 million euros. per season.