***New Chelsea Manager - Andre Villas-Boas***

Jibril · June 20th, 2011, 11:30

Chelsea 'agree deal' with Porto's André Villas-Boas over manager's job'

• André Villas-Boas 'has accepted Chelsea offer'
• Roman Abramovich said to have offered coach €5m a year

Chelsea have agreed to pay the release clause for the Porto manager André Villas-Boas, according to reports in Portugal, and the coach has accepted the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's offer.

Villas-Boas will earn €5m (£4.4m) a season, the exact salary José Mourinho earned at the west London club, according to Jornal de Notícias. Chelsea will also pay the €15m (£13.2m) release clause.

Villas-Boas has already informed Porto of his decision to leave for the English club, a source linked to the process told the Agência.

On Sunday the Porto president Pinto da Costa said that "if a club pay the €15m and if he wants to leave FC Porto can't do anything about it. Apparentely, André Villas-Boas is willing to leave the 'dream job' [a reference to how Pinto da Costa described his position at Porto] to go to London and work at club where he was with José Mourinho".

Villas-Boas led Porto to the domestic double and Europa League success last term and Chelsea are looking to fill the vacancy created by the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti at the end of last season.

Abramovich may leave €45m in the coffers at Porto's Dragão stadium. According to A Bola, the Chelsea owner wants to take Falcao to London as a sweetener for Villas-Boas's signature.

Chelsea have also been in negotiations with Guus Hiddink about returning to the club he briefly managed in 2009. Chelsea have been talking with Hiddink about taking either the coach's job or the sporting director role – should he take on the latter then there would also be room for Villas-Boas to take a position at the club.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...las-boas-porto

Joshua · June 20th, 2011, 12:34

Yup, congrats. You're paying the full 15m release clause and making him the second highest paid manager in the world after Mourinho.

devupisces · June 20th, 2011, 12:37

really???? out of nothing...... surprised. Roman Abramovich has habbit of surprising everybody.
if it true, i think it will be a huge gamble. he is still 33... will he be able to control big ego players who are of his age????? huge gamble.
lets hope for the best.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Villas-Boas

wikipedia is also mentioning chelsea as Villas-Boas current club. wikipedia is fast you have to say.

devupisces · June 20th, 2011, 12:39

oh shit!!!! wikipedia reversed it..... what is happening guys????

R10! · June 20th, 2011, 12:41

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Originally Posted by devupisces

oh shit!!!! wikipedia reversed it..... what is happening guys????

Joshua editing wikipedia?

kat · June 20th, 2011, 13:05

I should of applied for the position...

Joshua · June 20th, 2011, 13:12

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Originally Posted by R10!

Joshua editing wikipedia?

Porto released a statement saying nobody has paid the 15m release clause.

Alec_Cobas · June 20th, 2011, 13:19

Forget Wiki guys and await official confirmation of this amazing and unexpected news.

It's everywhere in Portugal.

devupisces · June 20th, 2011, 13:19

stupid rumor....

Jibril · June 20th, 2011, 13:21

He'll do well - and he's even more handsome than the Special One.

HOMESMOINA! · June 20th, 2011, 13:39

he won kind of second rate Treble in his first season being just 33 and deserves to cost 15mil. If he really comes to Chelsea we are waiting you on 24th.

The Man with No Name! · June 20th, 2011, 13:55

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Originally Posted by Jibril

He'll do well - and he's even more handsome than the Special One.

Not you as well.

KHALID · June 20th, 2011, 16:01

nothing official yet and still in talks, control yourselves lol

Porto coach Villas-Boas in Chelsea talks
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Chelsea are on the brink of appointing treble-winning FC Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager, according to Portuguese news agency Lusa.

Villas-Boas, who won the 2010-11 Portuguese League, Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Europa League in his debut season as a manager, has a €15 million release clause in his contract that Chelsea have agreed to pay.

Porto president Pinta da Costa said on Monday the club were powerless to prevent Villas-Boas from leaving should those financial conditions be met.

He said: "If someone deposits €15million into our account and he wants to go, we cannot do anything because it is something that is contractually specified.''

Villas-Boas, 33, became the youngest coach to win a European trophy when his Porto side beat Braga 1-0 in Dublin at the end of last season and was immediately linked with a move to one of Europe's biggest clubs.

On Sunday, Inter Milan ruled out a move for the highly-rated coach. "Villas-Boas had this clause that we certainly were not going to tackle," Inter president Massimo Moratti said.

Chelsea have been searching for a new manager since dispensing with Carlo Ancelotti on May 22 and it was thought that Turkey coach Guus Hiddink, who won the FA Cup as temporary Blues boss in 2009, was first choice to replace the Italian.

However, Villas-Boas, a former assistant to Jose Mourinho at Chelsea, now seems destined to follow in the footsteps of his mentor, with whom he has been favourably compared.

During his time as part of Chelsea coaching team from 2004 to 2007, Villas-Boas was responsible for putting together the detailed technical reports on every opponent that was one of the hallmarks of Mourinho's reign.

The Man with No Name! · June 20th, 2011, 16:11

It's very easy to meddle into things you don't understand. Sigh.

And don't ever let me catch you messing with my peaceful posts again.

KHALID · June 20th, 2011, 16:12

if Hiddink is not available, i see him as the best choice, we can do with some new ambitious managers like when Jose came to us...

Chelsea to appoint Porto coach Andre Villas-BoasBBC Sport

Villas-Boas led Porto to Europa League glory last season Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas looks set to join Chelsea following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti in May.

The 33-year-old Villas-Boas guided Porto to the Europa League title last season.

The Portuguese has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave Porto should another club offer £13.2m for his services.

In a statement, Porto said they had yet to receive an offer that activated the release clause.

"So far this club has not received any communication that this clause has been exercised, nor of the agreement of the coach that is desired," the statement read.

Chelsea said they hope to make an announcement about their new manager in the next few days.

Porto president Pinto da Costa said the club could not prevent Villas-Boas leaving should certain financial conditions be met.

"Villas-Boas has a contract and a clause of 15m euros," he confirmed. "If someone deposits 15m euros into our account and he wants to go, we can not do anything because it is something that is contractually specified."

A Chelsea statement said: "We hope to be able to make an announcement regarding the new manager in the next few days or so, but until then we will not be commenting further on the speculation surrounding that appointment."

Porto also clinched a domestic double under Villas-Boas last season, winning the league and the league cup.

Guus Hiddink has also been linked with a return to Chelsea, where he won the FA Cup as a caretaker manager in 2009.

Villas-Boas, who speaks fluent English, was a scout for Mourinho at both Chelsea and at Inter Milan.

He also worked with Sir Bobby Robson during the former England manager's spell in charge of Porto.

Porto ended last season unbeaten in league with 27 wins in 30 matches, becoming only the second Portuguese club to finish a league season unbeaten, after Benfica in 1972-73.

Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea following a season without any silverware, with the London club finishing runners-up to Manchester United in the Premier League.

Alec_Cobas · June 20th, 2011, 16:44

BBC doesn't write things for fun. And all the portuguese media are reporting the same.

If we appoint AVB as manager and Hiddink as Director of Football, it will be the business of the summer. Absolutely dream team!

Alec_Cobas · June 20th, 2011, 16:53

A Bola says Andre Villas Boas' deal is done and dusted. The only point remaining is Roman paying the 15 milion euros on his clause.

Very interesting days ahead. Even hours.

http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=270373

KHALID · June 20th, 2011, 17:20

well who would have thought we will have a coach younger than Drogba

O Glorioso · June 20th, 2011, 19:25

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Originally Posted by KHALID

well who would have thought we will have a coach younger than Drogba

Seems that everyone has a price these days. With that said, I hope Villas-Boas succeeds at Chelsea, he'll probably try to bring Hulk or Falcão with him.

Alec_Cobas · June 20th, 2011, 19:33

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Originally Posted by KHALID

well who would have thought we will have a coach younger than Drogba

He's not younger than Drogba. Villas-Boas born in 1977 and Drogba or Lampard in 1978. The only player in our current squad who is older than Andre is Hilario (1975).