Tottenham sack Jose Mourinho

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Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Tottenham coach after 17 months in charge of the London club.

According to reports, Ryan Mason and Chris Powell will be in temporary charge until a new permanent manager is appointed.

It was gathered that Tottenham have begun the process of appointing a new coach.

Mourinho was sacked less than a week to the Carabao Cup final between Tottenham and Manchester City on Sunday.

He replaced Mauricio Pochettino in the club in November 2019, signing a deal expected to end in 2023.

Last season, Tottenham finished sixth as against their previous 14th position in the Premier League.

The club also qualified for Europa League but were knocked out of the Champions League by RB Leipzig at the last-16 stage.

This season, the club embarrassingly crashed out of Europa League at the last-16 stage following defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.

Spurs are currently in the seventh position in the EPL table, needing five points to move to the Champions League spot.

Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, said, “Jose and his coaching staff have been with us through some of our most challenging times as a club.

“Jose is a true professional who showed enormous resilience during the pandemic.

“On a personal level, I have enjoyed working with him and regret that things have not worked out as we both had envisaged.

“He will always be welcome here and we should like to thank him and his coaching staff for their contribution.”

Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann is the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Mourinho, while Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers is also a contender, according to AFP.

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