Jose Mourinho may have failed to guide Chelsea past 10-man Paris Saint-Germain during Wednesday’s Champions League action, but according to the latest rumours, the Portuguese manager will start talks on a contract extension with the Blues very soon.
As reported by the Daily Star‘s David Woods, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic is convinced The Special One remains the right man for the job, even if he fails to win this year’s Premier League title:
Mourinho suffered a crushing blow on Wednesday when Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League at home by Paris St-Germain.
But rather than putting his job in jeopardy, Blues owner Roman Abramovich wants to give The Special One a new deal.
Starsport understands the club are ready to begin talks even though his current three-year deal does not run out until the end of next season.
A source close to the Russian billionaire said last night: “Roman has no complaints.
“He will definitely want Jose to stay, even if they do not win the league.”
The Blues currently hold a five-point lead over defending champions Manchester City with a match in hand and already secured their first piece of silverware this season by beating Tottenham Hotspur in the Capital One Cup final.
While we’ve seen plenty of dramatic finishes to the Premier League title race in previous seasons, Chelsea are widely expected to walk away with this year’s crown. Bleacher Report’s Andy Brassell thinks Mourinho‘s squad shouldn’t have any problems finishing the job:
On top of the on-pitch success, Mourinho has done an excellent job in the past few transfer windows, bringing in star players like Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas, while balancing the books with the sales of Romelu Lukaku, Andre Schurrle and Kevin de Bruyne.
Top stars are already lining up to play for the club next season, and as shared by Goal UK, Shakhtar Donetsk‘s Douglas Costa showered the manager with praise recently, calling him the best in the business:
His opinion is undoubtedly shared by many but certainly not all. Mourinho has been a frequent target of criticism for the defensive manner in which his star-studded teams often play, and his insistence there is a “campaign” against the club is often met with laughs by pundits like ESPN’s Alan Tyers.
Wednesday’s draw against PSG gave his detractors some added fuel, and former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes was one of many to fire shots at the Blues, per Goal:
Despite those criticisms, Mourinho remains one of the most successful coaches of our time. His last Champions League triumph came in 2010, when he was still managing Inter Milan, but he has won domestic titles with every team he’s managed, dating back to his days with Porto.
He was always likely to return to the Chelsea bench for the 2015-16 season, so fans shouldn’t be shocked to hear talks over a potential contract extension are right around the corner.
According to BBC Sport, Mourinho‘s current contract runs until 2017.
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