Tottenham Hotspur has appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach, but how did the agreement come about and why did the team decide to part ways with the well-liked Mauricio Pochettino?
When word leaked out on Tuesday night that Pochettino had been fired from the position he had held since May 2014, speculation about who would succeed him began to swirl, with Mourinho emerging as the clear front-runner.
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Levy and Mourinho wager on one another. Less than 12 hours later, the lost Champions League finalists of the previous season had officially named Mourinho as their new manager, capping off what quickly became a hectic day for one of the biggest clubs in the Premier League.
How then did Jose become a Tottenham player?
Pini Zahavi, an Israeli super-agent, mediated the deal.
The person who drove Daniel Levy to believe Jose Mourinho was the right man to turn Tottenham’s fortunes around was the one who brought Neymar to Paris St. Germain in a record-breaking £190 million transaction.
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The agreements that Pini Zahavi has made are among the biggest in international football.
According to Sky Sports News, Levy and Zahavi started talking after Tottenham’s 1-1 draw with Watford at home more than three weeks ago.
Only this last week have Levy and Mourinho had in-person discussions after those conversations lasted for more than two weeks.
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