Jose Mourinho will be backed financially in January to start to make the Tottenham Hotspur squad his own, according to Sky Sports.
The 56-year-old was appointed as Spurs’ new head coach on Wednesday morning, less than 12 hours after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino.
One of the factors behind Pochettino’s downfall at Spurs this season, after five years of continued progress, has been the failure, or reluctance, for chairman Daniel Levy to invest in the squad rebuild that was required.
However, Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol understands that Mourinho will be given funds to bring in new players in the winter window.
In a post on his official Twitter account, Solhekol did add the caveat that Mourinho is believed to be pretty happy with what he is inheriting.
He may change his mind after taking training this afternoon.
Spurs players excited about prospect of working with José Mourinho. He’s been promised money to spend in January if required. Feels he is already inheriting a very strong squad
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) November 20, 2019
According to transfermarkt, Mourinho spent £138.96m and £166.5m respectively in his first transfer windows as manager of Chelsea and Manchester United, albeit they were summer windows.
The £66.83m spent in the first window of his second spell at Chelsea in 2013 [transfermarkt] is more along the lines of the backing he can expect from Levy, although that was followed by another £50.49m the following January.
Levy and Mourinho do not seem to be a good match, but ‘The Special One’ must have been satisfied with what he has been promised and the Spurs chairman has already made a big financial commitment to the new boss…
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