Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is expected to leave the club at the end of season after just two campaigns in charge, the latest victim of Roman Abramovich's hire-and-fire policy.
After winning the Premier League in his debut season, his side's title defence this year has been underwhelming, with Chelsea in the FA Cup final but unlikely to finish in the top four.
Managers have been sacked for far less under the Russian's ruthless reign, and in some cases their careers never recover. This is the story of what has happened to all the bosses after they've been spat out by Chelsea.
Claudio Ranieri (2000-04)
Genial Italian Ranieri was one of the first victims following the Abramovich takeover in 2003.
Just days after the Russian's arrival, he was spotted meeting England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and rumours that the Swede was going to be brought haunted Ranieri all season long.
In the end, having been given plenty of money to spend, Ranieri led Chelsea to the semi-finals of the Champions League, but it wasn't enough to save his job.
It came as little surprise to Ranieri to be informed that his services were no longer required in the summer of 2004 as Abramovich appointed Jose Mourinho.
Ranier has held many jobs across Europe since then, with varied success. He has coached Valencia, Parma, Juventus, Roma, Inter Milan, Monaco, Greece, Leicester City and Nantes.
Of course, Ranieri was the man who led Leicester to their fairytale Premier League title win in 2016, one of football's greatest-ever stories.
Jose Mourinho (2004-07 and 2013-15)
'The Special One' won the Premier League title twice, plus two League Cups and the FA Cup in his first spell at the club before tensions between Abramovich and Mourinho surfaced.
In 2008 Mourinho became manager of Inter Milan where he won the Serie A title twice and the Coppa Italia, as well as clinching his second Champions League.
Following his phenomenal success, giants Real Madrid came calling and between 2010 and 2013 he won the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey.
Mourinho left Madrid after things turned tumultuous, particularly with star player Cristiano Ronaldo, and returned to Stamford Bridge where he won the Premier League and League Cup in his second season in charge.
After a spectacularly bad start to the 2015-16 league campaign Mourinho left the club for a second time amid player revolts and became Manchester United manager five months later.
As United boss he has won the League Cup and the Europa League but Manchester City's stunning success this year meant it was the first time Mourinho had finished his second season at a club without winning a domestic league title, although he could yet win the FA Cup.
There is no doubt that Mourinho went on to better things following his first stint at Chelsea but he has a challenge currently on his hands at Old Trafford.
Avram Grant (2007-08)
Grant took over from Mourinho back in 2007. Under his tutelage the Blues finished second in the Premier League and were runners-up to United in the Champions League, although there was persistent talk that the players were in revolt and refusing to obey him, and he was soon sacked.
Since leaving Chelsea, Grant has not reached the heights of that Champions League final in Moscow. He dropped down significantly to manage crisis club Portsmouth, who went into administration and were relegated. He also suffered relegation embarrassment at West Ham.
Grant was sacked on the day the Hammers went down to the Championship and he has taken on more obscure jobs, such as with Partizan Belgrade and the Ghana national team since 2011.
The 62-year-old Israeli is currently managing NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.
Luiz Felipe Scolari (2008-09)
The Brazilian lasted just 223 days as No 1 at Chelsea due to his crumbling defence and since being sacked by the west London club he has barely been seen in club football.
So where has the man that led Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002 been?
Scolari took over at Uzbekistan club FC Bunyodkor in June 2009 and then had spells at Palmeiras, back with the Brazil national team and Gremio as well as at Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.
At the 2014 World Cup he had the humiliation as Brazil boss of losing 7-1 to Germany and although Scolari didn't have the most successful period in the Premier League, he has not managed a high-profile club like Chelsea since.
Guus Hiddink (2009 and 2015-16)
Hiddink's first spell in charge of the Blues was on an interim basis alongside managing the Russian national team.
After managing the Holland national team, Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven to name a few, the Dutchman lost just once during his short period as Chelsea boss. He also led the side to the FA Cup.
Hiddink returned to the Russia set-up but left the role in June 2010 and took over as Turkey's manager. After resigning from that position after failing to reach Euro 2012, Hiddink took over at Russian club side Anzhi Makhachkala and returned to the Holland team.
He then came in to save the day once again at Chelsea following Mourinho's departure during the 2015-16 campaign and guided them to 10th place after taking over when they were in 16th.
Yet Hiddink has not managed anywhere since that second spell at Chelsea, despite again showing his ability at the highest level.
Carlo Ancelotti (2009-11)
After winning eight trophies in eight years at AC Milan, the Italian moved to Stamford Bridge and claimed the league title and FA Cup in his first season at the helm.
Incredibly, after such success, Ancelotti was sacked at the end of the following season after finishing runners-up to United in the Premier League.
Following his two seasons at Chelsea, Ancelotti went on to win the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid.
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However he failed to win the La Liga title and was let go by the club at the end of the 2014-15 campaign.
After a year out, the three-time Champions League winner took over from Pep Guardiola as Bayern Munich manager where he claimed the Bundesliga title in 454 days in charge.
Ancelotti's managerial CV is among the most impressive in all of Europe and like Mourinho he went on to better things following his spell at Chelsea.
Andre Villas-Boas (2011-12)
Following success at Porto, the young Portuguese manager did not even last a year at the west London club. With the Blues three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, Villas-Boas was sacked in March 2012 amid grumblings about his tactics and personality.
Later that year he took over as boss of Tottenham and in his first season there they narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Champions League to rivals Arsenal.
After buying a host of players ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, including Roberto Soldado, Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen, Villas-Boas left Spurs in December following poor league results.
His Premier League chances were over so he headed for the Russian equivalent in March 2014 and guided Zenit St Petersburg to the league title in his second season and the Russian Cup in his third.
Villas-Boas then switched to the Chinese Super League to manage Shanghai SIPG after declining a contract extension at Zenit.
In a surprise move Villas-Boas revealed he would contest the Dakar Rally in 2018 after quitting as manager of Shanghai last November.
He never lived up to the expectations at Chelsea and he has not recovered his reputation in the jobs he has held since.
Roberto Di Matteo (2012)
Di Matteo took over from Villas-Boas as caretaker manager and won the FA Cup and Champions League at the end of an extraordinary 2011-12 campaign.
As a result of his success at the helm, he was given the role permanently for the following season but he was sacked in November 2012 after his side were beaten 3-0 by Juventus in the Champions League, which severely reduced their chances of progression in the competition.
Since his eight months as Chelsea manager, Di Matteo guided Schalke to sixth place in the Bundesliga and lasted just 122 days as Aston Villa boss in the Championship.
The former Chelsea midfielder certainly hasn't lived up to his heroics as manager of the club six years ago.
Rafa Benitez (2012-13)
After winning the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, Benitez was hired on an interim basis in place of Di Matteo.
A controversial choice - he was hated by many Chelsea fans even while in charge - the Spaniard secured third in the Premier League and won the Europa League.
Following his short spell at Stamford Bridge, Benitez guided Napoli to the Coppa Italia during two seasons in Italy and had a disappointing period as manager of Real Madrid lasting just 215 days despite losing only three games.
Months later he became manager of Newcastle to try to prevent them from Premier League relegation but he was unable to do so.
However he made sure they returned straight back to the top-flight with promotion from the Championship and he looks to have secured their Premier League status for another season.
Since his period as Chelsea manager Benitez has not quite reached the heights he achieved before 2012 where along with the Champions League he won two La Liga titles with Valencia.
