Jose Mourinho believes Tottenham can target the Premier League title next season after he sought to strike a humble tone at his maiden news conference.
The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United boss was installed as Spurs’ head coach this week in the aftermath of Mauricio Pochettino’s shock sacking.
Dismal domestic form that leaves Tottenham languishing in 14th going into Saturday’s London derby at West Ham ultimately brought the end of Pochettino’s five and a half year reign.
The yawning gap to leaders Liverpool stands at 20 points after 12 games, but Mourinho lavished praise on his new squad and claimed a first league title for Spurs since 1960-61 in 2020-21 is possible.
Mourinho has spent 11 months out of football since his sacking at Manchester United and the appointment of new faces to his backroom staff coaches Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos joining from Lille add to a sense of him turning over a new leaf.
