Andre Villas-Boas is poised to follow in the footsteps of his mentor Jose Mourinho after English club Chelsea announced that talks will soon take place with the former Porto coach.The 33-year-old will become the youngest manager in the history of the Premier League if he takes over the London side, where Mourinho Wholesale Football Shirt Shop won two English titles before moving to Inter Milan and now Real Madrid.He paved the way for a move by triggering a release clause in his contract stating that he could leave for a payment of €15 million ($21.6 million).”We note that the release clause of Andre Villas-Boas has been activated,” Chelsea said in a statement on Tuesday. Could Villas-Boas succeed at Chelsea?Gallery: Football’s gifted young coaches “We can at this time confirm our interest in him and hope to reach agreement with him on personal terms and make a further announcement in the near future.” Villas-Boas guided Porto to a treble last season, matching Mourinho’s La Liga Football Shirts 2003 achievements at the club with a Portuguese league and cup double plus the Europa League crown.However, earlier Tuesday Porto confirmed he had resigned from his post in a statement sent to the Portuguese stock market.”FC Porto would like to inform the … market that the club has been notified by its manager that he is triggering the release clause of his contract by transferring the amount legally required to end his work relationship with us,” it said. Master’s apprentice: Is Mourinho student the new ‘Special One’?Villas-Boas worked as a scout for Mourinho at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan before taking a coaching role with Academia.He was not one of the early favorites for the Chelsea jobs, with Turkey boss Guus Hiddink widely expected to return to Stamford Bridge.Chelsea sacked Carlo Ancelotti after the Italian experienced a trophyless second season in England, having won the domestic double in his first campaign.

The Blues’ billionaire owner Roman Abramovich FC Barcelona Football Shirt, however, is determined to win the UEFA Champions League title that has eluded him since he bought the club in 2003. Villas-Boas suffered only three defeats in 30 league games last season and secured Porto’s second treble when he became the youngest manager to have won a European trophy.Meanwhile, French Ligue 1 club Lyon announced they had parted company with head coach Claude Puel on Monday, ending the 49-year-old’s three-year tenure of the side.Puel took over from Alain Perrin at Stade de Gerland in 2008 following a period in which the team had won seven league titles in as many years, but failed to deliver further silverware.The former Monaco and Lille coach’s contract was cancelled, despite still having 12 months left to run, the French side confirmed. “From this day, Claude Puel is not the coach of the club,” a Lyon statement read.Puel Mascherano Football Shirt 14 guided Lyon to a third-place finish in France’s top division, leaving the club needing to pre-qualify for next season’s European Champions League.Meanwhile, Italian outfit Roma have confirmed former Spain midfielder Luis Enrique as their new head coach.