Mancini move could cost inter £70 million
According to sources familiar with the situation, José Mourinho, the former Chelsea manager, has agreed a three-year deal with Inter, who had hoped to unveil him on Monday. This might be delayed, however, by possible legal action from Mancini, who said yesterday that he would “pursue the club in every possible avenue†for compensation over his dismissal.
Mourinho is due to fly to Tokyo next Tuesday for a charity match on June 7, which means he will not make it to Milan before June 9 at the earliest. Inter had hoped to reach a quick settlement with Mancini, but that scenario quickly evaporated after Mancini's statement yesterday.
“The club's decision [to sack me] is based on events which have gravely hurt my reputation and my honour,†the statement said. It is understood that Mancini is referring to, among other things, the leaking of tapped phone conversations between himself and his tailor, a suspected drug dealer who has served time in prison for conspiracy to commit murder. There is no suggestion, from either the authorities or the telephone transcripts, that Mancini was involved in or was aware of anything illegal. Sources close to his camp suggest that the timing of the leaks - a few days before the final Serie A match of the season two weeks ago - is suspicious.
Mourinho's replacement of Mancini is being described as the most expensive managerial move in history, with a bill that could cost the club close to £70 million. The Portuguese is expected to earn about £23million over the next three years, while Mancini is owed £37 million through to 2012, with a further £8million earmarked for his staff, whose contracts expire in 2010 and who have also been released.
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