Tottenham name Mason as interim manager

Tottenham management has appointed Ryan Mason as new interim manager of the club following Jose Mourinho’s sacking on Monday.

Mourinho was removed at Spurs after 17 months in charge, six days before he was due to oversee the team’s appearance in the 2020-21 Carabao Cup final.

Mason, who had been serving as the club’s head of player development, will now be saddled with the duty of delivering their first major trophy since 2008 and will see out the remainder of the season before a new permanent boss is appointed over the summer.

Tottenham confirmed the news in a statement, which read, “Following the departure of Jose Mourinho, we can now confirm that Ryan Mason will take charge as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

“Ryan will be joined by Chris Powell and Nigel Gibbs as interim assistant head coaches and Michel Vorm as interim goalkeeping coach. Ledley King will continue in his role as first-team assistant.”

The club’s Chairman, Daniel Levy, also said, “We have great belief in this squad of talented players.

“We have a cup final and six Premier League games ahead of us and we shall now focus all our energies on achieving a strong finish to the season.”