Tottenham Sacks Jose Mourinho

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.

The move comes after they drew 2-2 with Everton on Friday evening, leaving them down in seventh place in the table. Former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason and the ex-Charlton and Huddersfield boss Chris Powell have been placed in temporary charge.

Mourinho was appointed as Tottenham manager in November 2019, a day after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino.

A statement said: “The club can today announce that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties”.

Chairman Daniel Levy added: “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.“