London, Sep 26 (Xinhua) English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur’s chairman Daniel Levy has denied claims that the club had finalised a compensation deal with manager Martin Jol before sacking him after this weekend.
Jol’s future at White Hart Lane has been in doubt since Spurs officials tried to lure Sevilla coach Juande Ramos to London last month after a miserable run of results put the Dutchman under pressure.
Reports in the aftermath of their draw at Bolton Wanderers Saturday, which left Spurs third from bottom with only five points from a possible 21, suggested Levy and his directors were set to meet to thrash out a financial package that would allow them to get rid of Jol.
But Levy said: “There has been no board meeting, let alone any emergency board meeting, and reports that we have agreed a compensation package with Martin are wholly inaccurate – we have not even discussed the subject and there is no reason to do so.”