Tottenham are still reviewing Jose Mourinho’s job despite their 4-0 win over Wolfsberger in the Europa League on Wednesday night, according to reports. The 58-year-old has overseen a difficult campaign over in north London. And, with sack pressure rising, Brendan Rodgers and Julian Nagelsmann have both been linked.
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Sacking the former Chelsea and Manchester United boss won’t be cheap, with the 58-year-old in line for a substantial fee in compensation should the axe fall.
Yet it’s claimed they’re eyeing Rodgers, who has worked wonders with Leicester City by steering them to third in the Premier League table.
He was only appointed as a replacement for Mauricio Pochettino in October 2019.
And Mourinho did well enough last term, helping Tottenham qualify for the Europa League having initially started the season in woeful form.
Meanwhile, the Tottenham boss chose to hail Alli after the win over Wolfsberger - expressing a belief the England international was back to his best.
"The goal I don't need to speak, because everyone watched it and I believe that all around the world on all these sports TV, people are going to watch it, no need to talk about it," Mourinho said.
"But for me the globality of the performance is what matters. He played very well in every aspect of the game, he played very well.
Tottenham beat Wolfsberger with Bale, Vinicius and Alli all on target (Image: GETTY)
"Of course he's not fresh, of course you can feel that his performance like in the first leg from minute 55-60 is going to go down, which is normal due to the circumstances - injured, not training for a long time.
"But in this moment when we are going to play every three days, 10 matches in March, to have Dele back at this level is amazing.
"But I wouldn't say Dele only. (Harry) Winks, (Moussa) Sissoko, just to give two more examples, to have them back to this level, we need more than ever."
Mourinho also praised teenager striker Dane Scarlett, with the 16-year-old impressing after coming on off the bench.
"Dane has incredible talent. I don't want to speak too much because tomorrow I arrive in the building and the kid's boss is going to kill me," Mourinho said.
Tottenham could swoop for Brendan Rodgers if Jose Mourinho is sacked (Image: GETTY)
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"I don't want that so I don't want to speak too well about him. I just want to say that he will be 17 next month and I want him to be part of the first-team squad next season.
"So this season he is there and here, goes to training sessions with us and matches with the kids of his age and trains there. Next season he has to be a first-team player.
"Immense talent. Very good physical development. He's very good, he's going to be very good. I hope that nothing is going to destroy that potential. He must have feet on the ground and head on his shoulders because he has a fantastic talent.
"And to bring on the other two kids is always a pleasure because in the end it's a motivation for everyone in the academy."