Jose Mourinho’s post-sacking fortune is set to rise yet again after he was dismissed by Fenerbahce just six games into the new campaign.
The Portuguese boss was relieved of his duties by the Turkish giants on Friday, barely a year after taking charge in Istanbul.
Defeat by Benfica in midweek, which ended Fenerbahce’s hopes of reaching the Champions League group stage, proved the final straw for the 61-year-old.
Mourinho still had a year left on his contract before it was terminated, meaning he is entitled to a hefty compensation package.
According to Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, Mourinho will pocket £7.7million in severance – taking his total earnings from sackings alone to around a staggering £89m across 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.
Jose Mourinho’s post-sacking fortune is set to rise after he was dismissed by Fenerbahce
Fener were knocked out of the Champions League qualification play-offs by Benfica on Wednesday
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 was only 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.
