Chelsea has had a rough start to the English Premier League season, and it appears as though its head coach is already lining up his next job.
With the London-based club sitting in 15th out of 20 teams on the EPL table, manager Jose Mourinho has begun to create a contingency plan in case he is fired from his position with Chelsea. According to ESPN FC, his representatives are looking into the possibility of a move to Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Milan.
Chelsea has only secured 11 points through ten games, which includes five Premier League losses. Club owner Roman Abramovich is willing to give Mourinho more time to turn results around and in the favor of the Blues, but if the Portuguese boss were to go, his first choice would be PSG.
Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti has been suggested as a replacement for Mourinho at Chelsea, with the Italian manager currently available after he was relieved from his duties at Real Madrid in May.
Here are some more news and notes:
ALEXIS SANCHEZ WANTS TO BE ARSENAL’S HIGHEST PAID PLAYER
Alexis Sanchez has arguably been Arsenal’s crucial key to success this season in the English Premier League, and he wants to be paid as such.
The 26-year-old Chilean international wants to forge a new contract with the Gunners, which will make him Arsenal’s highest earner, a position currently held by German midfielder Mesuit Ozil. Sanchez and his agents want an increase on his $199,000-a-week (£130,000-a-week) wages, according to Goal.com.
In 10 EPL games for Arsenal this campaign, Sanchez has scored six times, but he is the third-highest earner, behind Ozil and Theo Walcott.
While Real Madrid has reportedly shown an interest in acquiring him, he apparently has no intention of leaving England for the time being.
EIGHT CANDIDATES IN RUNNING FOR FIFA PRESIDENCY
Deadline day to submit a bid into the running to become the next FIFA president has come and passed, and only eight men remain.
The candidates include David Nakhid, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Gianni Infantino, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Musa Bility, Tokyo Sexwale, Jérôme Champagne and Michel Platini.
Gianni Infantino and Musa Bility were late additions to the group, while former FIFA secretary general Michel Zen-Ruffinen attained the required number of nominations, five, from federations in order to submit a bid, but he declined to enter.
Sepp Blatter’s successor will not be be voted into his new position until Feb. 26, 2016, and the number of candidates is expected to thin out in the following months.
QUICK KICKS:
Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho and coach Silvino Louro, along with West Ham, have been charged by the English FA following Saturday’s match. (REPORT)
Brazilian star Ronaldinho said Neymar is his “heir” and “will do what other Brazilians who came before him did.” (REPORT)
Dynamo Kiev is considering segregating black fans inside the stadium in order to prevent racism. (REPORT)
morinho should retire!!! Fire KLINSMAN!!!!!
Mourinho should be the manager for the new LA MLS team.
Tried to like you comment. Yo Ives, why does a WordPress login appear when clicking the LIKE button? Is this for making a profile, or accidental access to your WP dashboard?
“Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!”
– said no one ever
George Wallace said that.
Try growing up in the south. Or apply segregation to not just race (uhhum, recent Supreme Court decision), and you’ll see the crazies come out of the woodwork.
Ah, the ol’ Plessy v. Ferguson reasoning. Flawless.
Yes, great idea Dynamo Kiev…cuz everyone knows segregration is great for preventing racism!! Right…right??
The quotes in the linked article are even more offensive.
This is a strange sentence: “Dynamo Kiev is considering segregating black fans inside the stadium in order to prevent racism. “
Lazy-as-hell writing. That’s for sure.
Tokyo Sexwale for the win!
why is john terry getting a new contract,? Chelsea should be looking for his replacement.john terry & costa trouble may well cost JOSE his job
JOSE being JOSE will cost him his job. All these non-salary capped, super teams have produced entitled coaches who get all the glory when they win. And complain on the job that they need more talent when they lose.