BREAKING: NUNO NONO AS SPURS MANAGER SACKED

Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked by Tottenham after just four months in charge.

Tottenham’s depressing loss to Manchester United on Saturday proved a fatal blow to Nuno’s hopes of staying in charge.

Prior to Saturday’s feeble performance, Sportsmail understands that removing Nuno from his position as head coach had not been formally discussed by chairman Daniel Levy and other key figures despite the club’s mediocre start to the campaign.

The team's dismal showing in the 3-0 loss to Man United left his future hanging by a thread

Fabio Paratici, Tottenham's managing director, said: 'I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision.


'Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future.'

Santo departs alongside his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias.

However, the team’s underperformance has been a concern among the club’s hierarchy for several weeks.

And the manner of Saturday’s loss to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team and the alarming crowd reaction to it has now forced the club into drastic action.

Levy and the club’s hierarchy, including director of football Fabio Paratici, held emergency talks to discuss Nuno’s future on Sunday and decided to wield the axe.

There was a sense that sacking Nuno was a direct reaction to the deafening boos that echoed round the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night, with particular vitriol aimed at the board.


The ex-Wolves boss was never a popular appointment with fans, with many losing patience

Nuno's Spurs were booed off during their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday


NUNO'S RECORD AS TOTTENHAM BOSS

Games: 17

Wins: 8

Draws: 2

Losses: 7

Goals scored: 21

Goals conceded: 23


The club began Sunday preparing for Nuno to remain in charge for at least the game against Vitesse Arnhem on Thursday night.

But it quickly transpired that Nuno was on borrowed time as news of talks filtered through the club.

The Portuguese boss’ pragmatic approach has infuriated large sections of the Spurs fanbase, who didn’t want Nuno appointed as Jose Mourinho’s replacement.

The former Wolves boss was way down the list of potential candidates to land the Spurs job after the club failed to land a host of coaches including Julian Naglesmann, Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag, Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte, Paulo Fonseca and Rino Gattuso.

Tottenham will now turn their attentions to identifying a replacement for Nuno, with Porto boss Sergio Conceicao said to have admirers at Spurs.

Ryan Mason could come in for a second stint as caretaker boss after stepping into the breach when Mourinho was sacked last season.

Antonio Conte believed to be in London for talks on an immediate appointment, as Daniel Levy moves quickly to appease Spurs supporters

Sky Sports News now reporting it's a 'done deal' four monthscafter original negotiations fell down

Everyone said Nuno was a strange, maybe knee-jerk appointment and so it seems to have proven

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Antonio Conte believed to be in London for talks on an immediate appointment, as Daniel Levy moves quickly to appease Spurs supporters

Sky Sports News now reporting it's a 'done deal' four monthscafter original negotiations fell down

Everyone said Nuno was a strange, maybe knee-jerk appointment and so it seems to have proven

Is this what we have been stalling for Chris?? Pmsl.

Antonio Conte believed to be in London for talks on an immediate appointment, as Daniel Levy moves quickly to appease Spurs supporters

Sky Sports News now reporting it's a 'done deal' four monthscafter original negotiations fell down

Everyone said Nuno was a strange, maybe knee-jerk appointment and so it seems to have proven

Is this what we have been stalling for Chris?? Pmsl.

Could be, Paul; club keeping it close to their chest...

Harsh on Nuno.

They have an average team and the only star player they have has been putting in zero effort because he doesn't want to be there.

Nuno will probably end up at Newcastle got a track record of of get clubs with a big budget out of the championship

Nuno will probably end up at Newcastle got a track record of of get clubs with a big budget out of the championship

I doubt it.

Emery and Howe are the ones the media reckon Newcastle are going for.

They'll spend a lot in January anyway to make sure they don't go down.

Nuno will probably end up at Newcastle got a track record of of get clubs with a big budget out of the championship

I doubt it.

Emery and Howe are the ones the media reckon Newcastle are going for.

They'll spend a lot in January anyway to make sure they don't go down.

I think Newcastle are one of the few clubs that could attract Eddie Howe away from the warm comfort of the south coast

I agree it's a bit harsh on Nuno but MHO, Spurs messed up in the summer, when they employed him over certain others and have used this poor run as an excuse to go get the man they should have got then

Clearly Spurs want to be up there with the big boys and with their incredible new ground, they need a manager/coach who can take them there and they don't come much better than Antonio Conte

No no no no no yes

Antonio Conte agrees £20m deal to succeed Nuno Espirito Santo as Spurs manager
Former Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan manager was officially announced as Tottenham manager on Tuesday

I wonder what nuno pay off was?? Not cheap I bet.