Poor AbramoRich's Most Expensive Manager Recruitment

So, now it was André Villas-Boas turn to be sacked by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The appointment of the young Portuguese was a gamble to begin with. And as it turned out it was an expensive one. Of all the managers sacked, this one was most definitely the most expensive one. And one can wonder if Chelsea can afford another unsuccessful recruitment?

The actual appointment of Villas-Boas from Porto last summer cost the club a fee of around £13m. The Portuguese was attracted to London with a salary of  about £8m per year. Adding this wage cost and the sacking of previous man in charge, Carlo Ancelotti, the total amount get closer to £40m and this after only 6 months in charge.

Villas-Boas is the seventh manager in less than nine years to get sacked, making Donald Trump seem like a long-term employer even in The Apprentice compared to Abramovich. One can conclude that it’s expensive to lack in patience, below presenting the recent years managers of Chelsea and the cost of sacking them:

Claudio Ranieri (2004)
Cost: £ 1.7 m

Jose Mourinho (2007)
Cost: £ 18m.

Avram Grant (2008)
Cost: £ 7m.

Luiz Felipe Scolari (2009)
Cost: £ 13m.

Guus Hiddink (2010)
Cost: -

Carlo Ancelotti (2011)
Cost: £ 15m.

André Villas-Boas (2012)
Cost: Estimated to be around  £12-15m.

This gives a cumulative cost of Chelsea's coach replacements to be around £80m. André Villas-Boas is temporarily replaced by first team coach Roberto Di Matteo for the rest of the season. Whoever will be the next man appointed better be the right choice as Chelsea can't afford another mistake as they're already struggling to reach the Financial Fair Play requirements. One “Special” choice could be a comeback for Jose Mourinho who had to leave 5 years ago. If a return occurs one can easily conclude that it could have saved the club and Mr Abramovich an awful lot of money if he'd just stick with him in the first place.

/ Alexander