Jose Mourinho has signed a new four-year contract as Chelsea manager, according to a report in the Evening Standard.
The Portuguese coach will continue to collect £8.5 million a year at Stamford Bridge, according to the London Evening Standard with the deal expected to be made public before the start of the season.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was apparently keen to extend Mourinho’s contract after he led the club to their first Premier League title since 2010 last season and won the League Cup with a 2-0 final success against Tottenham Hotspur.
According to the paper, “The Blues always intended to conduct negotiations during the summer and were confident it would go smoothly.”
Mourinho returned to Chelsea for a second spell in the summer of 2013 after three years at Real Madrid, and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, losing to Atletico Madrid, but ended his first season back at the club without a trophy.
Assistants Rui Faria and Silvinho Louro have also been handed new contracts. Mourinho returned to Chelsea’s training ground yesterday to begin work ahead of the pre-season tour of the US that begins on July 15.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have offered to pay around £11 million a year to use Wembley while Stamford Bridge is rebuilt, according to a report.
A presentation has been made to the Wembley Stadium board by club officials and the deal would be for three seasons.
Chelsea, who potentially would want to start using the national stadium from 2017-2018, may have to compete with Tottenham Hotspur. The North London club are also seeking a short-term home - and may need it for the same initial season - while their new stadium is built. But they would probably only need to rent Wembley for one campaign.
With more than one team interested, the Wembley board is under pressure to rent out the stadium. However, it is not believed to have made a decision yet because of the added complications that arranging other sporting and music events bring.
There is also a limit on the number of events that can be staged at the 90,000-seat venue per year. However, this is only for events where the crowd exceeds 50,800 so by closing the top tier, it can be worked around.
