Yeah that's what I just said. Chelsea wanted him for their sister team, Strasbourg. Or don't you know same group that owns Chelsea also owns Strasbourg?

So factually, there was concrete talks going on between Filipe and Chelsea. Filipe preferred to coach Chelsea not their sister club, so the talk collapsed.

Filipe was now to continue in Brazil, only for the club to sack him because they discovered these secrets talks with Chelsea.