Tottenham pays Jose Sh2.3b
London, Tuesday
Jose Mourinho is set to pocket Sh 2.3 billion (£15million) from his Tottenham sacking as Ryan Mason was appointed caretaker manager.
The Portuguese chief, 58, was given the boot by Spurs on Monday amid a horror 2021.
Tottenham’s hopes of landing a top-four spot continued to crumble following a 2-2 draw with Everton.
And having already crashed out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage - having thrown away a 2-0 first-leg lead to Dinamo Zagreb - Mourinho’s days were already looking numbered.
But his sacking came at an odd time - just hours after the announcement the club were taking part in the controversial European Super League and less than a week before their Carabao Cup final vs Man City.
Nevertheless, chairman Daniel Levy opted to part ways with Mourinho. And early reports claim the ex-Chelsea and Manchester United chief will be awarded around £15m in compensation.
It means the Portuguese boss has now raked in a staggering £77.5m in sacking payouts alone.
Mourinho’s first stint at Chelsea - in which he won two Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup - remains his biggest pay-day though.
After missing out on the title in the 2006-07 season, Mourinho was on thin ice after his constant clashes with the board.
Roman Abramovich finally had enough of the Special One after a poor start to the season - encapsulated in a shock draw at home to Norwegian minnows Rosenborg.
The Russian billionaire eventually paid Mourinho £18m to walk away from Stamford Bridge.
Won one title
After a trophy-laden spell at Inter Milan, where he won the two Serie A titles and the Treble, Mourinho was off to Real Madrid.
Although Mourinho was able to win one title in the Spanish capital, his spell was defined by huge bust-ups with Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Los Blancos decided they’d had enough of him and Florentino Perez eventually handed the manager £17m on his way back to Chelsea. - AFP
