Chelsea sacking Jose Mourinho "could cost 40m" as club consider Juande Ramos ...

Chelsea"s top brass will have a meeting TODAY to decide on the future of Jose Mourinho, according to the Daily Mail.

But the Blues face the possibility of paying 40million to Mourinho in order to sack him from his long-term mega-money deal at Stamford Bridge.

An emergency board meeting has reportedly been called between directors in which they will discuss the club"s woeful current Premier League positon.

The team currently sit just one point outside of the relegation zone heading into a busy Christmas period.

Roman Abramovich, Bruce Buck, Marina Granovskaia, Eugene Tenenbaum and Michael Emenalo will all reportedly be involved in the crunch talks on Wednesday.

And it is thought that buying Mourinho out of his four-year, 250,000-a-week deal is the only thing stopping them from sacking their iconic boss.

Mourinho will NOT be given January spends if he keeps job

Cheap Christmas: Mourinho might not have much to spend in January

Roman Abramovich will not allow Jose Mourinho to spend his millions should he keep his job into January, according to the Daily Star .

The billionaire Blues owner has been happy to splash the cash on new players in the past but is reportedly not looking to spend big this winter - despite the club"s current league position.

That would mean that Mourinho would have to turn around Chelsea"s fortunes by working with his current players.

It comes despite Chelsea"s clear need for a new defender, an all-action midfielder and a goalscorer to help ease their woes in front of goal.

Mourinho remains in charge of training... for now

In charge: Mourinho will remain in charge of Chelsea"s training session

Jose Mourinho remains in charge of Chelsea training on Wednesday but the board fear that he has lost the dressing room, according to The Times .

The players are returning to training for the first time since they lost to Leicester on Monday night, sending them 20 points off the league leaders.

But nobody at the club will confirm whether Mourinho will be in charge of the relegation clash with Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The club are already believed to be making contingency plans to cope with his exit, should they decide to sack him.

Lack of replacements keeping Mourinho in his job?

Who"s next: Some of Chelsea"s targets are not available until the end of the season

Chelsea are drawing up emergency plans for Jose Mourinho"s exit as their top targets are not available, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The Portuguese boss" exit would leave the Blues looking for a new world class manager, but their intended replacements would not be available until next summer.

Pep Guardiola, Diego Simeone and Antonio Conte would definitely not replace Mourinho should he leave.

Ronald Koeman and Unai Emery"s names have also been touted - but a lack of an obvious replacement is reportedly keeping Mourinho in his job for now.

Carlo Ancelotti and Guus Hiddink have both said that they would not like to take on a new role in the middle of the season.

Mourinho tells players they should have been SOLD

Jose Mourinho has told his players he should have sold some of them in the summer, writes Mirror Football"s Adrian Kajumba.

And the Chelsea boss is now facing a battle to keep his stars onside after pointing the finger of blame at them publicly too, claiming they betrayed him in Mondays defeat at Leicester .

Mourinho is staying in his role - for now - despite his reigning Premier League champions" season plummeting to a new low.

The Leicester loss, their ninth in 16 league games, left them just a point above the RELEGATION zone and Mourinho under huge pressure.

The 52-year-old believes a top four finish this season - and Champions League qualification - is already beyond his side with 22 matches still to play, a confession that has caused alarm among the Blues board, along with Chelseas dreadful domestic form.

A lack of available top-level alternatives has helped keep Mourinho in the job when his future has been discussed by the top brass.

Chelsea players losing faith in Mourinho

Losing faith: Mourinho has lost the support of some of his players

Chelsea"s players are fed up with Jose Mourinho after his "betrayal" jibe, according to The Sun .

It has been reported that the Blues" players are not happy with his accusations following the loss to Leicester on Monday night.

The players are not united as one any longer, with some individuals allegedly unhappy that some players are getting away with misdemenours.

Diego Costa threw his bib in the direction of Mourinho and received no punishment after he was not brought on from the bench during Chelsea"s 0-0 draw with Tottenham.

Others are frustrated with the performances of Cesc Fabregas, who has failed to show anything near his best form this season.

Fabregas says Mourinho is not to blame

Cesc Fabregas says it is time for Chelsea "s players to stand up and be counted as their Premier League woes continue, writes Mirror Football"s Aaron Flanagan.

Defeat to Leicester on Monday night leaves Jose Mourinho "s men just one point above the relegation zone - just over six months after winning the title.

But while Mourinho is the one who has been receiving the brunt of the criticism, midfielder Fabregas does not believe the manager is to blame.

Fabregas insists that some members of the squad are not performing to their required standard.

Speaking at a Facebook London event, he said: "We will all have to take responsibility.

"If you are a big player and paid like a big player, you must play like a big player and behave like a big player.

"I am not saying you can"t have a bad season and bad games. We all have big players and small players, but the attitude must be spot on.

"We must always be at the top of our games, even when it"s not and not the behaviour that we are seeing right now from every Chelsea player."

Henry tells Chelsea PLAYERS to take "pride"

Slumping Chelsea stars must start showing "pride" in the shirt, says Arsenal legend Thierry Henry , writes Mirror Football"s Aaron Flanagan.

Henry, one of the greatest strikers in Premier League history, says that criticism of manager Jose Mourinho should equally go to the players.

He agrees with comments made by Blues midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who insists that the players are to blame for the recent slump.

He said: "For me, Chelsea having a bad season is finishing fifth . But they have lost nine games so far. Nine games. I never thought I would be saying that and we are not even half way through the season. I just don"t get it."

Henry continued: "It seems like it"s difficult for them and yes, you can have a go at the boss, but I also think you can have a massive go at the players at the moment.

"Both of them are in a situation that I don"t know what it is like because I"ve never been in that situation like that.

"Cesc said it, we had bad seasons at Arsenal, but we managed to finish high up. But I think it is time for the players to be professional about it where is your pride?"

Blues considering Ramos as interim boss?

Juande Ramos is being considered for an interim boss position - IF the club decide to part ways with Mourinho, report The Times.

The former Tottenham boss would be seen as a "firefighter", in a similar way Rafa Benitez was used after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked.

His reputation as a disciplinarian could be the perfect remedy for a squad Mourinho claims has "betrayed" him.

Jose Mourinho"s downward spiralJuly 16th

Chelsea report for pre-season training, a week later than their rivals.

July 29th

Beat Barcelona on penalties in the final game of their pre-season tour of America, just four days before they are due to play Arsenal at Wembley.

August 2nd

Lose 1-0 to Arsenal in the Community Shield, as Arsene Wenger gets his first win over Mourinho in 13 attempts.

8th August

Chelsea open their season with a 2-2 draw at home to Swansea - but the game is marred by Mourinhos criticism of club doctor Eva Carneiro and head physiotherapist Jon Fearn, who rushed onto the pitch to treat injured Eden Hazard.

16th August

Chelsea suffer a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Manchester City. Skipper John Terry is subbed at half-time.

23rd August

John Terry keeps his place in the starting XI for the trip to West Brom - but is sent off after 54 minutes. The Blues escape with a narrow 3-2 win.

29th August

The Blues lose 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in what is only Mourinhos second home defeat in 100 league games at Stamford Bridge.

19th September

Chelseas 2-0 win over Arsenal marred by Diego Costas spat with Gabriel, which saw the Arsenal defender sent off.

22nd September

Eva Carneiro leaves her position of first-team doctor at Chelsea.

29th September

Loses to his former side Porto in the Champions League.

30th September

The FA clear Mourinho of making discriminatory comments towards Carneiro.

3rd October

The Portuguese goes on a seven-minute rant following his sides 3-1 loss against Southampton, claiming that referees are afraid to give Chelsea any decisions. Says he will not walk away from Chelsea and will have to be sacked if they want rid of him. Subs Matic off after 20 minutes.

5th October

The club give Jose Mourinho a vote of confidence following their poor start to the season.

14th October

Slapped with a one-match suspended stadium ban and 50,000 fine following his post-Southampton rant.

15th October

Calls his 50,000 fine and suspended stadium ban a disgrace then has another pop at Arsene Wenger at the launch for his new book.

17th October

Leaves last year"s player of the season Eden Hazard on the bench, claiming the playmaker needs to work harder to win his place back in the team.

19th October

Reignites feud with TV pundits - You need to be brave to criticise my history

20th October

Footage emerges of Mourinho appearing to shove schoolboy on London street. He later denied intimidating the youth.

21st October

Blands referee Damir Skomina weak and naive following Chelseas goalless draw with Dynamo Kiev - another dig at Arsene Wenger, who used the exact words against Mike Dean but went unpunished by the FA.

24th October

Mourinho sent to the stands during a fiery 2-1 loss at West Ham, which leaves the Blues in 15th place after ten games.

27th October

The Blues crash out of the Capital One Cup, losing on penalties to ten-man Stoke.

31st October

Chelsea are beaten 3-1 at Stamford Bridge by Liverpool as the pressure on Mourinho increases. After the game he delivers a bizarre post-match interview, repeatedly answering questions with: "I have nothing to say".

2nd November

Mourinho handed a one-match stadium ban and fined 40,000 for his behaviour during the West Ham defeat.

7th November

Chelsea lose their seventh Premier League game of the season, as they go down 1-0 at Stoke. Mourinho serves out his stadium ban.

29th November

Diego Costa is dropped to the bench and appeared to petulantly throw a bib at Mourinho. The champions are held to a goalless draw at Tottenham.

5th December

The pressure is cranked up further on Mourinho after his side lose 1-0 at home to injury-hit Premier League new boys Bournemouth.

14th December

A NINTH league defeat of the season, this time to Leicester, comes days after the Blues qualify for the Champions League knockout stages. Vardy and Mahrez consign Mourinho"s men to another defeat, and the Chelsea boss says afterwards he feels "betrayed" by his players, hinting at a dressing room revolt.

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