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Villa-Boas looks likely to join Chelsea<\/span> <\/p>\nChelsea target Andre Villas-Boas has resigned as Porto coach, according to reports in Portugal.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old has been linked with the Blues in recent days following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti in May.<\/p>\n
Porto insisted on Monday that Villas-Boas could leave if a rival club paid \u00a313.2m to activate a release clause in his contract.<\/p>\n
The Lusa news agency has now reported Villas-Boas has terminated his Porto deal by paying the amount himself.<\/p>\n
Villas-Boas guided Porto to a title treble last season, winning both the league and league cup as well as the Europa League.<\/p>\n
Porto ended last season unbeaten in league with 27 wins in 30 matches, becoming only the second Portuguese club to finish a league season unbeaten, after Benfica in 1972-73.<\/p>\n
A scout for compatriot Jose Mourinho at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan, Villas-Boas began his managerial career with Portuguese club Academica in October 2009.<\/p>\n
Academica were winless and bottom of the first division at the time but finished the season in 11th place.<\/p>\n
They also reached a Portuguese League Cup semi-final before Villas-Boas left to take over at Porto in June 2010.<\/p>\n
Villas-Boas, who speaks fluent English, also worked with Sir Bobby Robson during the former England manager’s spell in charge of Porto.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea following a season without any silverware, with the London club finishing runners-up to Manchester United in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Numerous candidates have been touted as possible replacements for the Italian, among them Turkey boss Hiddink, Villas-Boas and former Fulham, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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