Jose Mourinho barely lasted 18 months as manager of Tottenham but still managed to make seven permanent signings of varying success during that time.
Mourinho was appointed in November 2019 after Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking and quickly set about revamping a squad that many observers felt had gone stale.
But bringing in the three-time Premier League winner failed to achieve the desired effect at Spurs. After finishing sixth in 2020, Tottenham saw a promising start to the following campaign develop into mid-table mediocrity.
He was relieved of his duties in April 2021, just days before Spurs were due to face Manchester City in the League Cup final, and Mourinho has not worked in English football since.
How much of that failure was down to Mourinho’s signings at Spurs? We’ve ranked all 7 of the permanent arrivals – excluding the likes of Gareth Bale who came on loan – from worst to best in an attempt to find out…
7. Joe Hart
After Spurs were embarrassingly knocked out of the Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb, Hart posted an Instagram story that read: “Job done.”
The former England goalkeeper was on the bench that game, so either he wasn’t paying attention, or just really wanted his team to lose.
It was an incident that led to an awkward video ‘apology’ the next day. It was more memorable than anything Hart produced on the pitch in Spurs colours.
📱 Joe Hart’s apology after his social media team posted ‘job done’ thinking Tottenham had won 3-0 against Dinamo Zagreb.pic.twitter.com/Hw2hbWT6VN
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) March 19, 2021
6. Giovani Lo Celso
It never quite worked out for Lo Celso in north London; the midfielder was signed by Mourinho after a successful loan spell but failed to translate his undoubted talent into consistent performances.
Everyone thought it was a brilliant bit of business to bring the Argentina international in permanently but that all seems a long time ago now. Lo Celso is now on loan at Villarreal.
5. Joe Rodon
The Spurs faithful had high hopes for Rodon when he joined from Swansea in October 2020. He was already an international for Wales and had looked excellent in the Championship.
It hasn’t worked out though. The defender managed a few appearances under Mourinho but fell out of favour under Conte and is spending the 2022-23 season on loan at Rennes.
READ: Tottenham’s last 10 signings from the Football League & how they fared
4. Matt Doherty
Doherty had been brilliant for…
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