Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after 17 months in charge of the London club and six days before they will appear in the League Cup final.

Tottenham confirmed in a statement that the Portuguese had left along with his coaching staff.

“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,” it said.

The news comes the morning after the London club said it was one of 12 clubs forming a breakaway European Super League — a development that has been widely condemned and threatens a bitter power struggle in the European game.

The 58-year-old former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager Mourinho had been in charge of 86 games at the club, having replaced the popular Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019.

Having taken charge with the club in 14th place in the Premier League, they finished in sixth spot last season. His first full season in charge began well with the club beating Manchester United and Manchester City and topping the table in December.

But they have since slumped with fans disgruntled by the style of football and mystified by the lack of game time given to the likes of Gareth Bale and Dele Alli.