Former Barcelona and Spain boss Luis Enrique in London to hold Chelsea talks; the 52-year-old is out of work after leaving the Spain job following the World Cup; the Spaniard won the treble at Barcelona in 2014/15; Chelsea set to assess up to seven candidates, including Julian Nagelsmann
Former Barcelona and Spain boss Luis Enrique is understood to be in London to hold talks with Chelsea over their managerial vacancy.
The 52-year-old, who is out of work after leaving the Spain job following the World Cup, won the treble at Barcelona in 2014/15, lifting LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
Chelsea are set to assess up to seven candidates, including Luis Enrique, as they undergo what they insist will be an “exhaustive process” to replace Graham Potter, who was sacked on Sunday after just seven months in charge.
Julian Nagelsmann is another frontrunner for the job with Sky in Germany reporting that talks between the former Bayern Munich head coach’s representatives and Chelsea are ongoing and positive.
The 35-year-old wants to manage in the Premier League and sees it as his natural next destination but will not be rushing into a decision over his future amid strong interest from Chelsea and Tottenham.
The German wants a short period to reset after being sacked by Bayern last month and his preference is to oversee a full pre-season when taking on a new job.
However, his agency, Sports360, will be listening to proposals and have already fielded sounding-out calls from Chelsea and Spurs.
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