Further details of the Chelsea manager's contract have emerged.
Reports of Chelsea being forced to pay out £22m in compensation to the Portuguese appear to be wide of the mark.
The Londoners may part ways with Mourinho unless he manages to coax his side into arresting their shocking downturn in fortunes.
The Times reports, this morning, that the pay-off for Mourinho would be a slightly less stratospheric sum. The 52-year-old, the paper reveals, would be entitled to a full year's salary - £9.5m - in the event of his dismissal.
A contract clause ensures that Chelsea would not be able to impose any restrictions on his choice of next club to manage. This includes Premier League opponents.
It is highly unlikely that Mourinho would be welcomed by Arsenal but both Manchester sides, City and United, may reach out if a league title proves out of reach this season.
The Daily Mail, meanwhile, claim Chelsea have lined up a coaching 'dream team' of ex-boss Carlo Ancelotti and former midfielder Claude Makelele.
The Italian is currently in London on holidays, he assures, and has told reporters he is happy to remain out of coaching until next July.
