Thomas Tuchel's future as Chelsea head coach very much depends on the German reaching certain objectives.
That's according to the Daily Mail, who say Tuchel 's contract very much incentive-based following his arrival at Stamford Bridge earlier this month.
Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard and was handed an initial 18-month contract with the 'possibility of an extension'.
And according to the Mail report, Tuchel will be offered a new deal if he can manage to keep Chelsea in the Champions League for the next two seasons.
The Blues are currently in seventh and six points off Leicester City in fourth, potentially making things difficult on that front for Tuchel this season.
The report goes on to claim the former Borussia Dortmund and PSG boss was initially unhappy about being offered an 18-month deal but was won over by the promise of having his deal renewed if he meets the objectives set out in the contract.
Tuchel was also said to have been convinced by Chelsea telling him they could not guarantee the job would be available at the end of the season, even if an interim boss was appointed for the end of this season.
That saw the German jump at the chance with Ralf Rangnick and Julian Nagelsmann also reportedly approached, although Tuchel was understood to be the club's preferred choice.
Tuchel actually revealed his initial concerns over the length of the contract shortly after he was unveiled, saying: "At first it was a concern, I was a little like, 'Oh, why 18 months?
"But after only one minute I thought, "What does it change?" What does it change if they give me four and a half years? They could sack me anyway.
"If they are not happy with me, they will sack me anyway. And if they gave me four and a half years they would put in a clause that when they sack me, they'll pay me."
The move towards incentive-based contracts for head coaches is hardly surprising given Roman Abramovich has spent more than £110million on early dismissals during his time at the club.
Though, it's reported Lampard wasn't due much money at all with the club having a break clause after two years, meaning the former midfielder was only due what he would have been paid until the end of the season.
Even so, the move to offer an incentivised deal represents a change in attitude for the Blues and from another angle, it's pretty impressive they still managed to get their man without moving away from that idea.
