Chelsea set priorities for next manager as pressure grows on search
The Independent says Chelsea have drawn up a managerial shortlist led by Julian Nagelsmann, Mauricio Pochettino, Luis Enrique and Roberto De Zerbi, but are prepared to go through their Champions League campaign with interim boss Bruno Saltor in charge as the priority is to get the appointment right for pre-season.
Figures at the club are talking about an “exhaustive search” as, like the departed Graham Potter, they want a coach who buys into the idea of developing a young squad with the most progressive methods and understands the new hierarchy’s plans for the club.
Chelsea had already started to consider this as far back as February, though, as the realisation dawned that the situation might not improve under Potter. It was then that the names were first considered but, unlike with the departure of Thomas Tuchel in September, it is being stressed that there is no scope for an immediate appointment.