Jose Mourninho has stepped down as Tottenham boss after two years in charge of the North London club.
The Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham manager in November 2019.
During his first season in charge, Mourinho led Spurs from 14th position to sixth-place finish in the Premier League and Europa League qualification.
Mourinho’s sack came barely hours after Spurs announced it was part of the European Super League scheme.
Meanwhile, his Spurs have struggled this season, having been knocked out of the Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb in the quarter-final.
The 52-year-old’s contract had been due to run until the end of the 2023 season.
The North London club confirmed his departure in a statement: “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.
“Ryan Mason will take first team training today and a further update will follow in due course.”
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said on the club’s official website: “Jose and his coaching staff have been with us through some of our most challenging times as a club.
Spurs are currently seventh in the table, five points off the Champions League places and will face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, 25 April 2021.
The former Chelsea boss will leave Tottenham with £20million.
Though, he was due to receive a purported £30million compensation package, but sources claim the Portuguese’s package will not go over £20million due to performance related clauses in his contract.
And Spurs will continue to pay Mourinho as normal until the Portuguese finds new employment.
