The special one is tied to the club until 2019 and Blues chief remains hopeful that he will lead them out of the slump and build a dynasty.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would reportedly have to pay out a world record £37.5m if he chooses to sack the manager, Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese coach’s contract, which is due to run for another three years after this season, is worth more than £10m per year, according to the Daily Star. Abramovich has publicly backed Mourinho to reverse the Blues’ fortunes but has paid out vast sums to unseat previous managers. Luiz Felipe Scolari bagged £12.6m, Carlo Ancelotti was handed £6m with one year left on his contract, and Andre Villas-Boas was awarded £12m, only to waive some of the fee when he took over at Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea have endured a dismal start to their Premier League title defence, with last weekend’s 3-1 home defeat to Southampton leaving them in 16th place in the table. Due to this horrid start this season, media is quick to blame the Portuguese manager. Although Chelsea recently responded to the pressure on Mourinho by coming up with a statement of support, saying he is the right manager to turn this season around. Jose Mourinho also showed no indication that he was ready to leave Chelsea and was mystified of suggestions that he would leave in the near future.
On a day that has seen two managers leave their club, including his rival Brendan Rodgers, Jose Mourinho tenure at Chelsea is becoming increasingly untenable.
Mourinho signed a lucrative new deal worth around £ 8.5 million a year two months ago after winning the league last May and the Capital One Cup three months earlier. The deal was intended to keep the 52-year-old Portuguese boss in Stamford bridge until 2019 and Chelsea remain hopeful that he will lead them out of their slump and build a dynasty. But the last defeat to Southampton is now threatening the club of not making the champions league. If the Blues lose at home against Aston Villa after the international break, Mourinho will be in trouble. It is to be noted that no team in Premiere League history has ever made it into the top four after picking up just 8 points, as Chelsea have, from their first 8 matches.
Statistically, Chelsea have kept only two clean sheets in 12 matches this season and have conceded at least two goals in seven of their last eight Premier League games this season.
Despite that all the troubles on the field, it seems that Jose Mourinho’s biggest problems rest of it. With the recent departure of Eva Carneiro to dropping Captain John Terry, Mourinho has found it tough maintaining a harmonious spirit in the dressing room. This has led to many accusing the Portuguese on his interpersonal skills due to his tendency of blaming others. To his benefit, Jose stated that he would leave should his players no longer trust him, although his current statement indicates special one has no plan to resign