José Mourinho, under pressure, could see the end of his term at Tottenham Hotspur this summer, according to a report on Saturday.
Football.london reports that “there is a growing belief within Tottenham Hotspur that José Mourinho will not be at the club next season.” Certainly things have turned sour in the last six months for the Portuguese manager. Spurs topped the Premier League table after 12 games this season. However, a streak of poor results has seen them fall through the league.
Indeed, since Jurgen Klopp’s 3-1 loss at home to Liverpool on January 28, Spurs’ form would have placed them 18th in the league, with only Sheffield United and Southampton having worse records.
On top of that, Tottenham exited the FA Cup in the fifth round at Everton. They then collapsed in Croatia when they blew a 2-0 lead in the first leg to lose 3-2 on aggregate to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League.
They could still end the season with a trophy if they can defeat Man City at Wembley next week in the Carabao Cup final. But Mourinho barely follows the instructions given to him when he took office in November 2019.
Levy wanted some fresh ideas brought to a team that seemed to have stalled after the disappointment of defeat in the Champions League final in Madrid.
Mourinho was asked to build on what Mauricio Pochettino had done with four top-four finishes between 2015 and 2019. But after missing out on Europe’s top table last season, they seem destined to be lost again.
Mourinho signed a contract until the summer of 2023. And reports in Portugal in February claim that Levy is completely against the idea of firing Mourinho mid-season.
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Mourinho on £ 15 million per season
Given that he is one of the highest paid managers in the world with a bundle of £ 15 million per season, firing him would not be cheap.
In fact, trusted journalist David Ornstein also said there is no break clause in the deal. That would mean firing him would seriously hit Tottenham in the pocket.
In fact, A Bola claims firing him now would cost the Spurs more than £ 30 million.
Mourinho’s relationships with numerous players have also been cited as a reason why Levy might as well pull the trigger. Dele Alli and Harry Winks have been ruled out, while Gareth Bale has not played regularly.
Meanwhile, the cup final could deliver a trophy to Mourinho. The report states that ‘the inability to bring the club back into the top four in a season in which pandemic-hit Spurs finances desperately needed the big boost appears to be costly not just for the club but also for the mandate of the head coach ».
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