The mirror reports that Mourinho is aware that the Blues are putting a succession plan in place if he fails to turn around Chelsea’s stuttering season. Simeone is admired for the job he has done at Atletico – but he will come at a huge cost. The Argentine signed a new five-year contract worth a basic £22.5million in March. The deal included a £15million buy-out clause that either party can trigger at the end of each season.
Simeone certainly seems like one of the more obvious candidates should the Stamford bridge job once again become vacant. The only concern perhaps is that El Cholo Simeone is too much like Mourinho. Financial outlays aside — Mourinho’s severance would not be cheap either — replacing like for like is usually not the best solution when looking to inspire a drastic change of course.
Apparently, the supposed buy-out clause can only be triggered in the off-season. Snatching Simeone from Atletico’s hands during the season would then most likely be a more complicated and even more expensive proposition.
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