Mourinho faced resistance from fans after Tottenham Hotspur was eliminated from the Europa League, but the club was in no hurry to sack the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager.
Jose Mourinho will spend Tottenham Hotspur £25 million to sack him and pay him the rest of his salary for the remaining two years.
Tottenham president Daniel Levy wants to give Mourinho a reprieve to see if he can win the club's first trophy since 2008 in next month's Carabao Cup final and finish in the top four of the league.
But after being eliminated by Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, fans openly opposed the manager's ineffective tactics and he had littlewhere to go.
Mourinho, who earns more than £12m a year, has been silent about his players after Croatia's crushing defeat.
He claimed that changing their attitude was to save their season and angrily said: "I have this very bad feeling because maybe for some people football is a job or a way to make money. ”
If Mourinho does not qualify for the Champions League, he will face the dismissal of Tottenham Hotspur. For the sake of his career, Harry Kane will have to leave Tottenham.
Captain Hugo Lloris hinted at the discord in the dressing room, calling the 3-0 defeat a "shame" and adding: "It reflects what's happening at the club. I want everyone in the locker room to feel responsible. We must respect this badge. ”
But only a return to the Champions League next season – reaching the Champions League final two years ago was worth £100 million for Tottenham – will it be possible to save Mourinho.
And that will require Spurs to close the six-point gap with his former club Chelsea in fourth place.