We might have an answer to why Jose Mourinho is refusing to walk away from Chelsea.
The Blues boss agreed a new multi-million pound contract with the club on the eve of the Premier League season, meaning he would be entitled to a huge £30m payout if he’s relieved of his duties.
It wouldn’t be the first time Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has had to part with a significant sum for a departing manager.
Both Andre Villas Boas and Luiz Felipe Scolari are thought to have received golden handshakes in the region of £12m, despite neither manager making it to the end of their first season with the London club.
Mourinho’s payoff after his first spell at Stamford Bridge was never revealed, but considering he was on £6m a year it’s safe to say he was handsomely compensated.
But if the Portuguese is let go again this season, the sum would likely dwarf anything Abramovich has paid to an outgoing coach in the past.
