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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho confirms his assistant Ricardo Formosinho is leaving to pursue a managerial career... before admitting he will replace him with a young coach who has a 'connection to the club'

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed his assistant Ricardo Formosinho will leave the club, to pursue a head coaching role.

It means Sunday's Premier League game at Crystal Palace will be Formosinho's last as part of Mourinho's backroom staff.

The Tottenham manager said that he will appoint a young coach with a connection to the club, which will be announced soon.

Jose Mourinho's assistant at Tottenham,u00a0Ricardo Formosinho, is leaving the club

Jose Mourinho's assistant at Tottenham, Ricardo Formosinho, is leaving the club

'My other assistant Ricardo is leaving and he's leaving because he feels he would like to have one of his last opportunities, probably because of his age, to be a head coach,' Mourinho said in his pre-match press conference.