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Chelsea spend £28m sacking Carlo Ancelotti, hiring Andre Villas-Boas

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Sacking Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti and replacing him with Andre Villas-Boas from FC Porto cost Chelsea £28m, according to recent accounts.

Parting company with Carlo Ancelotti and bringing in Andre Villas-Boas cost Chelsea £28m, accounts have revealed.

The figures, which have been released by Companies House, show £41.9m of "exceptional" costs for the club.

This includes sacking Italian coach Ancelotti and his entire backroom staff.

That total also incorporates the compensation paid to FC Porto to bring Villas-Boas to Stamford Bridge.

Reports have suggested that the Portuguese club received £14m from the West London outfit for their manager.

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