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title: "Jose Mourinho to Tottenham: Financial stat doesn’t bode well for imminent transfer windows"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/jose-mourinho-to-tottenham-financial-stat-doesnt-bode-well-for-imminent-transfer-windows/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Fisher"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-11-20T18:00:39Z"
modified: "2019-11-20T18:00:39Z"
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# Jose Mourinho to Tottenham: Financial stat doesn’t bode well for imminent transfer windows

**Tottenham have appointed Jose Mourinho to replace Mauricio Pochettino after over five years with the club.**

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Pochettino oversaw one of the most successful periods in Spurs’ recent history, guiding the club to multiple top-four finishes, as well as the Champions League final in June.

He leaves the club with them languishing 14th in the Premier League, 11 points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City.

During his time at the club, the Argentinian was a master of getting the best out of what he had, not necessarily splashing out in the transfer window.

The development of Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Harry Winks and a host of other shoestring purchases and academy players has underpinned his time at the club. Indeed, that management style is a stark contrast to his replacement; Mourinho broke the English transfer record while at Manchester United to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus for a then world-record fee.

With that in mind, an extraordinary stat emerged from journalist Daniel Storey when the former Chelsea boss replaced Pochettino, regarding their respective net spends.

> Mauricio Pochettino had a net spend of £109m over five-and-a-half years at Tottenham. Jose Mourinho almost matched that over a 12-week period in 2018. Extraordinary gamble from Daniel Levy.
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> — Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) [November 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/1197062833772646400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

That is a a truly mind-blowing disparity, and time will tell if Mourinho can work his magic on a potentially tighter budget than he is used to.

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