Chelsea move closer to securing Villas-Boas

Chelsea hope to appoint Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager, the Barclays Premier League club tonight confirmed.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2011 - 20:12

Chelsea hope to appoint Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager, the Barclays Premier League club tonight confirmed.

Villas-Boas tendered his resignation with the Portuguese champions earlier today and tonight’s confirmation of the receipt of the compensation payment - reported to be €15m – paves the way for the Portuguese coach to move on to a new club.

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