Chelsea's sacking of Thomas Tuchel is set to cost the club around £15m.
Sportsmail understands that the German was one of the Premier League's top earners, on a salary in the region of £13m a year.
And with his backroom staff set to follow him out of the door, the total cost to Chelsea's new American owners is likely to be closer to the £15m mark.
While Tuchel's departure was announced this morning, after Tuesday night's shock 1-0 Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, the decision was made previously.