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André Villas-Boas - FC PORTO NOTIFIED OF INTENT TO TERMINATE The FC Porto - Futebol, SAD was today notified of the intention of the coach André Villas-Boas unilaterally terminate the contract between the parties, immediately triggering the termination clause. The FC Porto - Futebol, SAD consider the employment contract is settled when the amount deposited therein.

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6296093/andre-villas-boas-special-one

An article from 2004 on his job at Chelsea - http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/crucial-role-of-boy-scout-who-is-mourinhos-eyes-and-ears-552798.html

Who's that behind Villas-Boas?

Another profile - http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/manager/_/id/192/andre-villas-boas?cc=5739

:lol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13846140.stm

^ Missed my top link?

A brilliant profile - http://www.level3foo...fare_at_chelsea Ten things you should know - http://www.mirrorfoo...icle750070.html

Reports Villas Boas is to pay his own £13m release fee. Hope for his sake that job offer call from a Russian-accented man wasn't a 'gotcha'. http://twitter.com/#...136909035044865 :lol:

Porto are shrewd for putting a £13.2m release clause in a 32-year-old largely unproven coach's contract. Sometimes I guess you just know. http://twitter.com/#...133844735266818

When will Villas-Boas meet the squad for the first time? When does training start?

Hiddink reportedly going to Inter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/8588911/Chelsea-target-Andre-Villas-Boas-hands-in-resignation-to-Porto-according-to-reports-in-Portugal.html

#CFC must now deposit 15m euros in bank account of #FCP. Once that cash transfer is confirmed Villas Boas is free to become Chelsea coach. AVB contract states that he must exercise release clause, not #CFC. The payment source is irrelevant in law but #CFC are picking up the bill http://twitter.com/#!/garbosj

BBC CONFIRMATION http://news.bbc.co.u...ll/13858858.stm

Just announce it already! "Andre Villas-Boas resigns as manager of Porto, likely to be confirmed as Chelsea boss in next couple of days." - http://twitter.com/#...121040053645312 "Andre Villas Boas has resigned as coach of#FCP and requested to exercise the release clause in his contract. #CFC" - http://twitter.com/#...127169554980864 "Sky Sports sources understand Andre Villas-Boas has offered his resignation to Porto to clear the way for his move...http://dlvr.it/XBkyn" - http://twitter.com/#...127290363514880

We've spent more on managers in the past three years than Arsenal have spent on players in the last five years. I'm sure the amount of trophies won reflects that.

Porto's Alvaro Pereira on Facebook: "Andre Villas-Boas is going to Chelsea. Abramovich has taken our coach from the [Estadio] do Dragao. We have to thank the coach for all the work and the trophies conquered with us this season. We have lost our coach but we will remain strong. WE ARE PORTO!" Has this been posted yet?

Hope we seal the deal ASAP. Probably to be confirmed tomorrow.

Re: Villas-Boas to #cfc. Young manager, old players not always a natural fit. Big talent, tho. Roman must give V-B time to impose blueprint http://twitter.com/#...805117002326016

Apparently he's on his way to London and is being announced later this week. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2005767/Andre-Villas-Boas-set-Chelsea.html

Here's a remarkable stat - he's the same age as Drogba and Lampard.

FTR. My money is/was on van Basten as he was Hiddink's 1st choice to be coach under him as DoF. AVB is Abramovich's choice. #CFC is his club If #CFC pay AVB release clause the total spent on compensation hiring/firing managers under Abramovich will be approx £62.1m(not inc wages). http://twitter.com/#!/garbosj

#CFC began talks with Villas-Boas over the weekend but no deal is in place ... yet. http://twitter.com/#!/bensmith_Times/status/82793249919602688