Luis Enrique could now be in pole position to become the next Chelsea manager, according to reports.
The Sun has claimed that Luis Enrique is the frontrunner during the Blues search for a new manager.
It is understood that the 52-year-old, who’s currently out of work, has a lot of admirers among the Stamford Bridge hierarchy.
All eyes are currently on the Blues owners, who are hunting for yet another new manager after the sacking of Graham Potter over the weekend.
For now, Bruno Saltor will take charge as the club’s interim boss. His first game is tonight’s Premier League fixture at home to Liverpool.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano said on the CBS’ House of Champions yesterday that Enrique was an available manager that Chelsea admire. It looks like that interest has now ramped up!
Enrique is a high-profile Spanish coach with an eye-catching CV.
His greatest managerial achievement to date has to be the three-year spell at Barcelona between 2014-17. He won numerous trophies with them playing an attractive brand of football, including two La Liga titles and one Champions League crown.
In addition, he held the position of the Spanish national team coach. His side lost in the semi-finals on penalties during Euro 2020. Meanwhile, they were eliminated by Morocco in the last-16 of the recent World Cup, which led to him stepping down.
There is a lot of links right now towards Julian Nagelsmann, who is a 35-year-old coach out of work since leaving Bayern Munich last month.
Journalist Romano claimed on the The Here We Go Podcast that Chelsea have already held positive discussions with Nagelsmann.
It looks like a fascinating race is developing for the leading role in the Blues dugout at Stamford Bridge.
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