Jose Mourinho may avoid Spurs sack due to Daniel Levy £35m contract decision

02/28/2021

Tottenham may be stuck with Jose Mourinho due to the fact there is no break clause in his contract.

Daniel Levy has always wanted the 'Special One' to manage his club – and when he got the chance, he offered the Portuguese coach a deal until 2023 worth £15m per season.

Mourinho is already facing pressure at Spurs, with the club's rotten run of late sending them crashing down the table and out of the title race and battle for the top four.

But the Daily Mail report Levy would have to fork out a whopping £35m if he was to sack the former Chelsea boss in the coming weeks.

With Mourinho earning roughly £290,000-a-week in north London, £5m would need to be paid for the remainder of this season, as well as a further £30m for the next two campaigns.

That type of pay off would not be new for Mourinho, who has received £68m in compensation over the years after being dismissed by Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Tottenham have only just finished paying off Mauricio Pochettino, who was dismissed in the late stages of 2019.

Some sections of the Spurs faithful have grown tired of Mourinho's defensive football of late, watching the club drop to ninth place after five defeats in their last six Premier League games.

And with RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann reportedly open to taking over, the pressure is growing on Levy's number one choice for the job.

However, Mourinho remains as defiant as ever over his future at the club.

“The problem is if you don’t have pressure,” Mourinho said.

“I felt in trouble when I was at home and did not have pressure for a few months.

“That’s the problem. It comes like oxygen, it is out life, I don’t think there is any coach in the world without objectives or any kind if pressure.

Jose Mourinho may avoid Spurs sack due to Daniel Levy £35m contract decision

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