Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy can avoid a hefty pay-out if he is to remove Jose Mourinho this summer - depending on where the team finishes.

The Daily Mail says whether they qualify for next year's Champions League or Europa League will have huge ramifications on Mourinho's compensation package should he be fired this summer.

The report states that Levy wants to give Mourinho until the end of the campaign to see where the club finish in the table.

It's been claimed that Tottenham will have to fork up the £30million left on Mourinho's contract should he be sacked.

But it is reported that if Tottenham fail to qualify for a European competition then Mourinho's compensation package will be 'signicantly' less.

Mourinho will reportedly get closer to £20m should Levy decide to move for a different manager this summer.

But there is still plenty of optimism for Mourinho to turn things around at Tottenham before the season finishes.

They still have the EFL Cup final against Manchester City at the end of the month which could yield Tottenham's first piece of silverware since 2008.

And, while the result against Newcastle was disappointing, they're still very much in the mix to finish inside the top four.