Scolari and his coaching staff received £10million
for six months’ work at the Bridge.
Chelsea have paid Luiz Felipe
Scolari and his coaching staff £10million for six months’ work.
Scolari signed a two-year contract, with an option for a further
year, when he quit the Portugal national team last July, but was
sacked by owner Roman Abramovich after the 0-0 draw with
Hull in February.
The deal, negotiated with Scolari just before the start of Euro
2008, was worth 6m euros net per season and included performance
incentives based on Chelsea’s
league position and their success in cup competitions.
Scolari and his coaching staff accepted the settlement figure on
the day he was sacked and the club insisted yesterday that the
negotiations were handled without recriminations from either
party.
Under the terms of the Brazilian’s settlement, which the club
agreed with the sacked coach at the time of his dismissal, Scolari
will be paid in instalments and is also entitled to the use of the
rented house in Cobham, Surrey, while his son continues to study in
England.
Although Chelsea maintain that the settlement with Scolari was
conducted speedily, they are only just reaching a conclusion to the
negotiations involving Avram Grant.
The Israeli was sacked after they were beaten by
Manchester United in the
European Cup final last season and his lawyer Anthony Julius is
still in talks with Chelsea over the terms of his contract, which
Grant claims was for four years.
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Chelsea revealed in February that they had paid an
incredible £23.1m to sack two managers — Jose Mourinho and Grant —
along with their entire coaching staff last season.
Interim coach Guus Hiddink has revived Chelsea’s fortunes since
replacing Scolari in January and has led the club to the Champions
League semi-final, FA Cup semi-final and they are close to
achieving their primary goal of finishing in the top four of the
Barclays Premier League.