Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho after suffering their ninth defeat of the season, according to multiple reports.
The Blues have now lost nine of their 16 games in the Premier League and sit in 16th place in the table after losing 1-0 to newly-promoted Bournemouth last weekend and 2-1 to table-topping Leicester on Monday night.
Sources told ESPN FC that intense discussions over Mourinho's position took place on Tuesday and Wednesday and Infosport Plus broke the news of his dismissal on Thursday.
The BBC and Daily Mail also reported the news shortly afterwards, along with Sky Sports News.
AS had said earlier on Thursday that former Sevilla and Tottenham boss Juande Ramos' agent was in London negotiating with Chelsea.
Ramos has been tipped to take interim charge until the end of the season.
Chelsea have lost 12 of their last 25 games in all competitions, sparking Mourinho into saying that he felt "betrayed" by his players.
Chelsea's 2-1 defeat at West Ham United on Oct. 24 had seen the board tentatively discussing the idea of dismissing the Portuguese, according to ESPN FC sources.
However, after already crashing out of the Capital One Cup to Stoke and with the club 20 points off the top of the Premier League, Abramovich has opted to take a reported £30 million hit on a man who signed a new four-year contract in the summer.
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