GRANT GIVEN EIGHT MILLION REASONS NOT TO
COMPLAIN
Avram Grant may have been "hurt and upset" at being
sacked by his close friend Roman Abramovich but he has also been
made very, very rich.
The Israeli, dismissed on Saturday afternoon after being
summoned to the Chelsea owner's London mansion, is understood to
have rejected an invitation to become the club's Director of
Football and instead demanded that his contract was paid up in
full. Grant reputedly complained to friends that he was "betrayed"
by Chelsea and felt "hurt and upset" by his ousting, yet he cannot
deny he was well paid for his troubles: With his compensation
package believed to exceed £5m, Grant's eight-month stint as
Chelsea manager will have earned him around £8m.
'Grant's £980,000-a-year contract as director of football was
upgraded to £2.8 million last December after he had become
first-team coach. Two days of negotiating with Peter Kenyon at
Stamford Bridge on Friday and Saturday proved even more lucrative.
Grant received a payoff of £5.2 million, which, although that is
less than half of what Jose Mourinho was awarded, it still
represents riches beyond the wildest imaginings of a man whose most
high-profile job before joining Chelsea was managing Israel, where
he earned £100,000,' reports The Times.
Upon leaving Abramovich's London residence, Grant returned to
Chelsea's training ground to clear his desk. He has since returned
to his homeland where he continues to be feted as a hero.
Nonetheless, Grant leaves Chelsea with his reputation, as well
as his bank balance, significantly enhanced. According to reports,
Manchester City are considering the Israeli as a replacement for
the doomed Sven-Goran Eriksson.