John Terry, Fabregas, Others React To Mourinho's Sacking

Chelsea players have reacted to the sacking of their manager, Jose Mourinho, just seven months after lifting the English Premier League winners’ trophy.

News broke on Thursday, December 17, that Mourinho had been relieved of his duties in the Stamford Bridge dugout by mutual agreement and may pocket a staggering £40 million as severance pay.

And the players of the club, in a swift reaction to their manager’s exit, either took to the social media to express their disappointment or stormed out of the club’s training ground after the news was made public.

John Terry, the club captain, was pictured storming out of the training ground, looking rather upset as he refused to say anything concerning Mourinho’s exit.

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The Chelsea captain, John Terry cut a frustrated figure after Jose Mourinho’s sack

Diego Costa was also pictured looking devastated as he left the Cobham training ground following the sacking of the manager who took him to England from Atletico Madrid, as Gary Cahill also showed signs of distaste with the latest casualty at the club.

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Spaniard, Diego Costa looking devastated following Mourinho’s sack.

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Gary Cahill looking dejected after hearing about the sacking of manager, Jose Mourinho

Cesc Fabregas was credited as being the first player to react to the manager’s sacking as the former Arsenal captain took to social media to express his disgust at the new development.

Fellow Spaniard Cesar Azpilicueta was also among players who paid tribute to Mourinho, as they believe the Portuguese would be missed by the club’s stars and fans worldwide.

Check out their tweets below:

Thank you for all you have done for me. I owe you a lot and we will all miss you. Good luck in the future. pic.twitter.com/RQlOTFrtzU

— Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) December 17, 2015

Today is a sad day. I would publicly like to thank José Mourinho for his contribution to this club and... https://t.co/dKC9P7Cs3q

— César Azpilicueta (@CesarAzpi) December 17, 2015

In their reactions to the manager’s much-anticipated sacking, Nigerians believe he has been betrayed by the club in spite of all that he did for them.

They stated however, that the one time FC Porto coach may soon be in the dugout at the Old Trafford following increasing rumours that Louis van Gaal may be fired as the Red Devils’ manager.