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by **metalhead** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:56 am

Going to Chetski by the looks of it.

by **neil** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:07 pm

by the looks of what?

by **stmichael** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:10 pm

he's younger than most of the chelsea squad

by **metalhead** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:15 pm

neil wrote:by the looks of what?

Portuguese press, they are stating that Chelsea met the 13.2m release clause in his contract

by **metalhead** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:16 pm

André Villas-Boas set for Chelsea as Blues ‘agree fee’
Porto boss will be named Carlo Ancelotti's successor after Chelsea agree to pay £13.2m release fee - reports

By Martin Caparrotta 11:50am UK, Monday 20 June, 2011
andre villas-boas
Villas-Boas worked under José Mourinho at Chelsea and InterPhoto: Soccer.ru

Chelsea will name André Villas-Boas as their new manager after the Blues agreed to pay the release clause for the Porto boss, according to reports in Portugal.

Carlo Ancelotti was axed at the end of last season following a trophyless campaign, and reports suggest Blues owner Roman Abramovic has chosen Villas-Boas to be the Italian’s successor.

Chelsea have already agreed to pay Villas-Boas €5m (£4.4m) a season, the same salary José Mourinho earned at Stamford Bridge, according to Jornal de Notícias.

The 33-year-old, who led Porto to three trophies in his first season in full management last term, has a £13.2m clause in his contract which allows him to switch clubs if it is met.

And Porto president Pinta da Costa admitted the club would be powerless to stop him from leaving should certain financial conditions be met.

He said: “Villas-Boas has a contract and a clause of €15m. If someone deposits €15m into our account and he wants to go, we can not do anything because it is something that is contractually specified.”

Villas-Boas, who has also been linked with a move to Internazionale, previously worked under Mourinho at Stamford Bridge and the San Siro before opting to take the reigns at Porto last season.

The highly-rated Porto boss had insisted he wanted to stay on as manager of his hometown club after leading his side to Europa League glory last month.

“I am very happy at Porto,” said Villas-Boas. “It’s the city where I grew up. It’s my home club and I don’t see it easy to leave it.”

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PMSL @st.mick's comment, wonder how Lampard will feel

by **stmichael** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:18 pm

at the end of the day he's just the next in a long line who'll get the sack if he doesn't win the cl, irrespective of what he wins domestically.

by **Greavesie** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:00 pm

What's Roman's policy? buy the most hyped up people in the game? Modric - hyped up. Neymar - hyped up. Lakuku - hyped up

I'm not saying they're not good players but a more thought through strategy might be more effective, just a thought

by **metalhead** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:02 pm

mate Roman is obsessed with winning the CL, he really doesn't care about strategy he only cares about the CL

by **Greavesie** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:04 pm

metalhead wrote:mate Roman is obsessed with winning the CL, he really doesn't care about strategy he only cares about the CL

well surely Villas Boas isnt a great choice...?

by **jacdaniel** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:15 pm

I really hope our owners arent as stupid as Roman and are patient while Kenny attempts to rebuild.

by **Bad Bob** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:48 pm

Mourinho Mark II? Maybe Roman is having some regrets...

by **Greavesie** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:51 pm

I'll make my prediction now, everything will look good and rosy up until Christmas, after that they'll stutter and perhaps get over the finish line with the title, then the same pattern will occur and he'll be gone not long after

It's one hell of an amount of money to pay for a manager - this takes their spending on coaching staff alone to an excess of £100m since the Russian came - wowzers. £20m alone has been spent this summer changing managers. Mental

by **zarababe** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:51 pm

I thought the thread was about a a villa for sale in Dubai

by **Reg** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:59 am

or a housing estate in Marbella. :laugh:

by **stmichael** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:00 pm

apparently he paid his own release clause :oh:

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