Money could play a crucial role in determining the fate of embattled Chelsea manager José Mourinho who appears to have been deserted by his magic touch. Chelsea are much more reliant than Manchester United on taking part in the Champions League.
Money could play a crucial role in determining the fate of embattled Chelsea manager José Mourinho who appears to have been deserted by his magic touch. Chelsea are much more reliant than Manchester United on taking part in the Champions League.
Given the larger capacity at Old Trafford, United’s £95.8m annual match day income is much larger than the £62.9m Chelsea made from staging games at Stamford Bridge last season. That is why Chelsea are so keen to redevelop the stadium. In the meantime, Champions League football is crucial if they are to continue their move into profit.
Despite signing a four year contract, any potential pay off to Mourinho would be limited to one year’s salary of £9m. This compares with compensation payments of £18m for the manager and his backroom staff when he was sacked in 2007.
Chelsea have made a determined effort to reduce the amount of money given to departing managers after paying no less than £65m in compensation to seven managers between 2004 and 2012.
The club learnt from their experience with Robert Di Matteo who had his contract paid up in full to the value of £6.8m after leaving the club in 2012. Their policy at that point was to keep on paying the departing manager’s salary until he found another job, a situation taken advantage by Di Matteo who spent 18 months on the sidelines before joining Schalke this year.
The latest statistics show that 40 per cent of managers don’t reach 75 games in charge. 11 managers in the Football League have already gone this season.