Jose Mourinho will walk away from Tottenham with a HUGE compensation package worth around £16MILLION

Jose Mourinho will leave Tottenham with significantly less than the widely purported £30million compensation package he was said to be due.

Sources claim the Portuguese’s package will not go over £20million due to performance related clauses in his contract linked to European qualification and his £10million a season salary.

Mourinho will be placed on gardening leave by Tottenham despite his dismissal meaning Spurs will continue to pay him as normal until he finds new employment meaning, in reality, his severance package will likely be around £16million.

Jose Mourinho will leave Tottenham with a compensation package of around £16million 

Sportsmail has been highlighting since February that Mourinho would not be in charge of the club next season – and the decision to axe Special One arrived on Monday morning.

Sources claim the turgid performance in the 2-2 draw at Everton on Friday was the final straw.

His future has been increasingly uncertain following a difficult run that has seen them slide down the league table and exit both the FA Cup and Europa League.

It has been reported that the Special One would be entitled to at least £30million in a payout if he lost his job.

But that is not the case due to the fact Spurs are seventh in the Premier League, effectively meaning Mourinho is not entitled to his full compensation.

Likewise, initial indications that the Portuguese was earning £15million a season are said to be exaggerated, with Mourinho’s basic wage closer to £10million, which significantly decreases his severance deal.