By Akinwale Kasali
Less than 24 hours after the sack of Mauricio Pochettino as the Manager of North London Club side, Tottenham Hotspurs, the Chairman of the Club, Daniel Levy has announced the appointment of Jose Mourinho as the new Manager of the Club.
Mourinho is the club’s new head coach on a three-year contract. It lasts till the 2022/23 season.
Spurs sacked manager Pochettino on Tuesday following a miserable start to the campaign that has seen last season’s Champions League finalists slide down the Premier League table.
Tottenham sits 14th in England’s top flight after picking up just three wins from their opening 12 games, and were eliminated from the League Cup in September by fourth-tier Colchester United.
Speaking on his appointment, 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.”
Mourinho who was relieved of his job by Manchester United last season following unimpressive performance that saw the Manchester United management and players lose confidence in him. He was replaced with Ole Gunnar Solksjaer as Manchester United manager.
Before his present appointment, Mourinho has been a soccer pundit and had not in any way written off the possibility of returning to the English Premier League.
This will be the third club Mourinho will be handling in the Barclays EPL having managed Manchester United and Chelsea previously.
