Tottenham: Jose Mourinho appointed as new head coach
Tottenham look set to hand over a staggering compensation package worth £19.5million to outgoing manager Mauricio Pochettino and his backroom staff.
Spurs sacked Pochettino on Tuesday night due to a poor start to the campaign that has seen the club drop to 14th place in the Premier League table with only six points above the relegation zone.
According to The Sun, however, the Argentine is set to receive a generous compensation sum of £12.5m, while his coaching staff will leave with £7m between them.
That is around the same total amount that Manchester United paid out last year to fire Jose Mourinho, who was announced as Tottenham’s new manager a few hours after Pochettino’s dismissal.
I am excited to be joining a club with such a great heritage and such passionate supporters
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho
Mourinho returns to the Premier League after signing a deal worth £15m a year until the end of the 2022/23 season with the north London club.
The Special One is very excited with his new challenge and expressed his anticipation to work with the team’s talented roster.
Mourinho said: “I am excited to be joining a club with such a great heritage and such passionate supporters.
“The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me. Working with these players is what has attracted me.”
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino will receive a generous compensation (Image: GETTY)
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy admitted that he was very reluctant to let Pochettino go but sees Mourinho as the perfect successor.
The Tottenham chief is confident that the club will greatly benefit from the Portuguese’s arrival as that would add “energy and belief” in the dressing room.
Tottenham chairman Levy added: “In Jose we have one of the most successful managers in football.
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