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title: "Tottenham: Spurs sack Nuno Espirito Santo"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-spurs-espirito-santo-daniel-levy-sacked-north-london-paratici/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-11-01T10:04:58Z"
modified: "2021-11-01T10:04:58Z"
---

# Tottenham: Spurs sack Nuno Espirito Santo

**[Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/october/club-announcement/) that Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked as the club’s manager.**

### **The Lowdown: Spurs struggling**

Despite winning their first three Premier League games ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/tottenham-hotspur-results)), Spurs have had an overall miserable campaign to date.

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As it stands, they are eighth in the top-flight table and have won just [two](https://www.skysports.com/tottenham-hotspur-results) of their last seven league matches. [Calls have been made](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3k_d1zg89Q) for the manager to be relieved of his duties, and Daniel Levy has now made a decision.

### **The Latest: Nuno gets Spurs sack**

As such, Nuno has this morning been sacked as Tottenham manager, with the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10149917/Tottenham-SACK-Nuno-Espirito-Santo-just-four-months-following-dismal-loss-Manchester-United.html)‘s Sami Mokbel breaking the news shortly before it was confirmed by the club.

His job was [not deemed to be under threat](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10149917/Tottenham-SACK-Nuno-Espirito-Santo-just-four-months-following-dismal-loss-Manchester-United.html) before Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Manchester United, but the nature of that performance appears to have left Levy and Fabio Paratici with no choice but to part ways with the 47-year-old.

### **The Verdict: Next decision must be right**

Nuno was far from Spurs’ first choice to become the club’s new manager in the summer. The likes of [Antonio Conte](https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2021/6/4/22519569/tottenham-hotspur-antonio-conte-manager-appointment-off-concerns), [Paulo Fonseca](https://www.90min.com/posts/tottenham-news-paulo-fonseca-why-appointment-fell-through) and [Gennaro Gattuso](https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-football-reactions-tottenhams-gennaro-gattuso-deal-falling-apart-is-beyond-spursy-20210618) were all higher up the list but, for one reason or another, none of them made the move to north London.

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After four months in charge, the Portuguese has been let go, leaving Tottenham in a poor position in the table. It is vital that Levy and co get the right man through the door to replace him after jettisoning a [second manager in less than seven months](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12280271/jose-mourinho-sacked-tottenham-and-manager-left-to-count-the-cost-of-their-failed-gamble), otherwise this could be an unstable season of struggle for Spurs, who [already face an uphill battle](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) to return to the Champions League.

***In other news, [Tottenham want to sign this up-and-coming defender](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-spurs-harry-souttar-nuno-espirito-santo-premier-league-stoke-city/)***