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Insider claims Jose Mourinho will leave Chelsea for Monaco job
MONACO shareholder Alessandro Proto has confirmed the club have approached Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho will reportedly move to Monaco if sacked by Chelsea
The Chelsea boss is under severe pressure at Stamford Bridge this season due to a string of poor performances.
The Blues were condemned to their fifth Premier League defeat of the season this Saturday, losing to London rivals West Ham.
And Express Sport revealed the Portuguese could be sent packing if he loses to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool next weekend.
However, it seems the former Inter Milan and Real Madrid boss might have fallen on his feet should he be sacked, with Monaco reportedly interested.
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"On Saturday night the first contact was made with Jose Mourinho about training Monaco," Proto told Spanish newspaper Sport.
"We are still in a very early stage but we are convinced that Mourinho could train Monaco."
Jose Mourinho was sent to the stand in the 2-1 defeat to West Ham
The Blues currently sit in 15th place, 11 points off leaders Manchester City and are enduring their worst ever start to a Premier League season.
Monaco meanwhile are also struggling in Ligue 1 in 8th place and are welll off the pace of runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain.
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