Jose Mourinho set for £30million payout if Chelsea wield axe on under-pressure boss

Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho is in line for a payout of over £30million if Chelsea stage a u-turn and sack him.

The Champions pledged on Monday to stick by the under-pressure Portuguese, despite the club sitting 16th after four League defeats already this season.

Mourinho signed a lucrative new deal worth around £8.5million-a-year two months ago after winning the League in May and the Capital One Cup three months earlier.

The deal was intended to tie the 52-year-old to the club until 2019 and Chelsea remain hopeful that he will lead them out of their slump and build a dynasty.