Coach Jose Mourinho's sacking is imminent and will cost Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich 40 million pounds as the Russian billionaire prepares for emergency board meeting.
Mourinho and Abramovich had a special relationship during the Portuguese's first appointment in 2004
Russion billionaire mogul, Roman Abramovich will be forced to pay coach Jose Mourinho more than £40 million if he fires the Chelsea manager at an emergency board meeting today, Wednesday, Decemcer 16th.
The Chelsea owner will hold more talks with his management team which includes; Bruce Buck, Marina Granovskaia, Eugene Tenenbaum and Michael Emenalo, about Mourinho's future, who arrived at the club's Cobham base on Wednesday morning to take training as normal.
When the Portuguese returned to the club in 2013, the board voted 3-2 in his favour. It will be another close call today after the emergency meeting.
Buying out his 4-year, £250,000-a-week deal is one of the main reasons behind the reluctance to sack Mourinho so soon after agreeing a new contract.
Mourinho arriving to take Chelsea training at their Cobham base on Wednesday morning
Mourinho agreed to sign a new deal towards the end of last season but the club waited until August before officially announcing the new agreement.
After winning the title so comprehensively, Chelsea believed Mourinho was the world's greatest manager and agreed a straight 4-year term without negotiating a settlement clause in case they were forced to sack him.
Although Abramovich will meet the £40m compensation package if necessary, it would be the second time he has forked out a small fortune to get rid of Mourinho.
In September 2007 he paid Mourinho and his coaching staff £16m to leave, although Abramovich later sent the coach a Ferrari to thank him for his work.