Byline: By MARK McINTOSH
THE ENGLISH FA will have to pay a mind-blowing pounds 21million to make Jose Mourinho the next England boss.
The Portuguese coach has been tipped to be targeted as the FA draw up a short-list of candidates in preparation for the probable departure of Steve McClaren.
But Mourinho's complex Chelsea payoff has almost ruled him out of the running.
Chelsea were astute enough to prevent Mourinho returning to the English game for 12 months - if he does he will forfeit 40 per cent of his pounds 14.4m pay-off. Finding that sum of nearly pounds 6m, together with wages in line with Sven Goran Eriksson's pounds 5m-plus salary, would cost the FA pounds 21m to bag Mourinho on a three-year contract.
Arsene Wenger is emerging as the No.1 target. David Dein, who blocked previous approaches, is no longer in the picture but Wenger recently signed a new contract at Arsenal.
Also in the frame are Martin O'Neill, Fabio Capello, Jurgen Klinsmann and Guus Hiddink.
CAPTION(S):
MOST WANTED: Jose Mourinho
