Chelsea set to name Jose replacement

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The club's current director of football Avram Grant and former captain Didier Deschamps have been linked with the job after it was announced in the early hours of the morning that Mourinho had left by "mutual consent".

The short statement read: "Chelsea Football Club and Jose Mourinho have agreed to part company by mutual consent."

Chelsea are expected to confirm later on Thursday who will be in charge for Sunday's Premier League clash with champions Manchester United.

Grant, 51, would be favourite to take the job temporarily but reports suggest the former Israel manager will be appointed as Mourinho's permanent successor.

Mourinho is understood to have contacted five senior players on Wednesday afternoon to inform them of his departure and by midnight the entire first team squad had learned he was going.

The club's chief executive Peter Kenyon, chairman Bruce Buck, and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's key aide, Eugene Tenenbaum, were called to an emergency meeting at Stamford Bridge last night to discuss the emerging crisis.

Mourinho's departure was eventually confirmed when they posted a statement on the club's website.

Former players and managers said they feared Chelsea could now struggle after the departure of the self-proclaimed 'Special One'.

"I'm absolutely astounded at what's happened," former Chelsea captain Ray Wilkins told Sky Sports News.