Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho less than a week before he was due to lead them out in the Carabao Cup final.
The 58-year-old has paid the price for a disappointing second half of the season where Spurs sank from the top of the Premier League to outside the European places with little hope of Champions League qualification.
That became something of a moot point given Tottenham’s involvement in the controversial European Super League should the breakaway tournament materialise, but it is understood that played no part in Mourinho’s exit.
Mason, just 29, is expected to take charge of the first team until Spurs appoint a new permanent successor.
The former Spurs midfielder, who was forced to retire from playing due to a head injury, had been working as an academy coach since 2019, but steps up with former Derby boss Chris Powell.
RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann is the early favourite to replace Mourinho, though the German coach has also been linked with Bayern Munich.
