Jose Mourinho reunites with former Manchester United coaching staff in massive backroom shake-up at Tottenham Hotspur

New Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has reunited with his former Manchester United coaching staff members as he oversees a massive shake-up at the north London club after his appointment earlier in the day.

The Special One raids Lille for assistant and goalkeeping coaches

Mourinho was named the successor to Mauricio Pochettino after the Argentine tactician was sacked from his position as manager on Tuesday evening.

The Portuguese tactician was tasked with appointing an entirely new staff for the club as Pochettino's assistant Jesus Perez, first-team coach Miguel D’Agostino and goalkeeping coach Toni Jimenez have all been dismissed from their roles at Spurs.

According to The Telegraph, the former Red Devils manager has named Joao Sacramento as his new assistant manager, with his long-term assistant, Rui Faria, currently unavailable due to his managerial duties at Qatari club Al-Duhail SC.

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Mourinho raided Ligue 1 outfit Lille for his 30-year-old assistant coach as well as goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos.

The Portuguese manager has also reunited with his former colleagues from Old Trafford -scout Ricardo Formosinho, analyst Giovanni Cera and fitness coach Carlos Lalin.

Mourinho, whose contract with Spurs extends until the end of the 2022-23 season, will make his return to the Premier League with a clash against West Ham on Saturday.

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