Jose Mourinho has been sacked for the sixth time in his career after being dismissed by Roma on Tuesday.
The 60-year-old was axed by the Italian side after a disappointing season that has left Roma languishing in ninth in Serie A.
Mourinho’s contract at Roma had been due to expire at the end of the current campaign and he was thought to have asked for a new deal.
But they have decided to part ways with the Portuguese, who had been sacked five times before his latest dismissal.
Mourinho is believed to have earned around £80million just from being laid off by clubs in his career.
Chelsea have paid him more than £26m alone, with Mourinho having pocketed £18m when he was sacked at Stamford Bridge in 2007 and £8.3m following his second dismissal in 2015.
He was also given a £17m pay-off by Real Madrid and nearly £20m by Manchester United when he was binned in December 2018 – just months after he had signed a new two-year contract through to 2020.
An ill-fated 17-month stint at Tottenham also ended in the sack and a healthy £15m in compensation. He had another two years to run on his deal at Spurs when he was shown the door.
His payout from Roma is only likely to be around £3m, given he was out of contract at the end of the season.
Mourinho’s total figure dwarfs other managerial payouts. Antonio Conte, the Portuguese’s bitter rival, is thought to have earned around £37m in compensation during his career.
This includes a whopping £26m when he was axed by Chelsea in 2018.
Chelsea also paid out £13.6m to Luis Felipe Scolari in 2009 and £13m to Thomas Tuchel in 2022.
Laurent Blanc received £17m after his sacking by PSG in 2017, believed to be the fourth-highest managerial payout of all time.
Mourinho’s final game in charge was Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to AC Milan – which he had to watch from the stands due to a suspension – meaning the Stadio Olympico-based outfit had won just one of their past six league games.
In total, Roma have won just eight of their 20 matches in Serie A this season and sit behind the likes of Lazio, Bologna, Atalanta and Fiorentina in the race for European qualification.
In a statement, Roma owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said: ‘We would like to thank José on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club.
‘We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club.
‘We wish Jose and his assistants all the best in their future endeavours.’
Mourinho joined Roma in May 2021 and spent two-and-a-half years in the role, leading them to the Europa Conference League title in 2022, which was the club’s first European trophy since 1961.
He also guided them to the Europa League final last season, before they were defeated by Sevilla on penalties.
Mourinho’s contract was set to expire at the end of this season and there had been increasing speculation surrounding his future before Roma’s announcement on Tuesday.
The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss won 68 of his 138 matches in charge, but has repeatedly been at the centre of disciplinary problems.
His immediate future in the game is unclear as he has now been dismissed by his last four clubs.
Source; DAILYMAIL.CO.UK
