1. Antonio Conte (Chelsea, 2018) – £26.2 million
The Italian strategist achieved great success in his first term in charge of Chelsea. Conte helped the Blues win the Premier League and FA Cup double with the famous three-midfield tactical system.
Conte had a brilliant first year with Chelsea.
However, the situation turned negative in Conte’s second season. The relationship with the key stars Eden Hazard and Diego Costa made Conte lose his voice and weight. Chelsea ranked 5th in the table for the second season. Conte received a sacking notice shortly after.
2. Jose Mourinho (Man Utd, 2018) – £19.6 million
In terms of achievements, Mourinho has achieved many successes with Man United. The Portuguese captain helped the red half of Manchester win 1 English Super Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Europa League.
Mourinho left Manchester United in 2018.
However, the relationship between Mourinho and Man United came to an end in December 2018 after a 1-3 loss to Liverpool. Man United must pay the contract amount of 19.6 million pounds when sacking the Special Person.
3. Jose Mourinho (Chelsea, 2007) – £18 million
Mourinho still has 3 years on his contract when he leaves Chelsea in 2007. Therefore, the Portuguese strategist received a huge compensation of 18 million pounds from the Blues. Mourinho and the London team won the Premier League season 2004/2005, 2005/2006.
4. Laurent Blanc (PSG, 2016) – £17 million
Blanc was sacked by PSG in 2016, receiving a contract compensation of up to 17 million pounds. Blanc’s successor is Unai Emery. However, Emery lasted only two years on the hot seat at the Park of the Princes.
5. Jose Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur, 2021) – 15 to 20 million pounds
Mourinho was sacked just before the Carabao Cup final.
Tottenham made a big surprise when deciding to sack Mourinho right before the Carabao Cup final took place. A sad ending for the Portuguese captain at Rooster despite a relatively bright start.
6. Nuno Espirito Santo (Tottenham, 2021) – £14 million
Tottenham showed instability on the bench. After the departure of Mourinho, Nuno was chosen by the Rooster to sit in the hot chair. The former Wolves manager had an impressive start to the north London side with three wins in a row before the situation worsened afterwards.
Five losses in the next seven games; conceded 16 goals to push Nuno away from Tottenham.
7. Luis Felipe Scolari (Chelsea, 2009) – £13.6 million
Scolari brought a lot of expectations when he accepted to lead Chelsea. Unfortunately, the Brazilian captain was only in the position for 7 months before receiving a dismissal from the Blues leadership. ‘Witch’ Guus Hiddink was the replacement.
8. Fabio Capello (Russia national team, 2015) – £13.4 million
Capello is expected to help the Russian team transform when accepting the invitation to sit in the hot seat. In fact, the Italian captain caused great disappointment when Russia did not win any victory in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup, and missed the appointment with EURO 2016.
9. Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea, 2022) – 13 million pounds
Chelsea fired Tuchel in the surprise of many fans.
Chelsea shocked many fans when it decided to ‘kill’ Tuchel at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season. Despite previous resounding successes (winning Champions League, reaching Top 4); The German captain left Stamford Bridge in the context of ‘no trumpet, no drum’.
10. Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham, 2019) – £12.5m
Pochettino contributes to raising the level of Tottenham.
Pochettino made a great contribution to raising the level of the Rooster. The Argentine captain led Tottenham to the Champions League final 2018/2019. The following season, however, things took a turn for the worse. In 2019, Pochettino terminated his contract with Tottenham.
Mr. Nguyen | 11:11 March 22, 2023
