Chelsea
want to speak to Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca as they pursue a
replacement for Mauricio Pochettino.
Maresca guided Leicester back to the Premier League at the first time of
asking and previously worked for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's
assistant.
The leading candidates to replace Mauricio Pochettino, who departed on
Tuesday, are Kieran McKenna, Maresca, Thomas Frank and Sebastian Hoeness.
The new head coach has to fit into club structure, play possession-based
football, be collegiate and collaborative, be comfortable dealing with media
spotlight and be ready to go head-to-head with Pep Guardiola and Mikel
Arteta.
Co-owner Behdad Eghbali is in London to oversee process of appointing new
head coach with the process led by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and
Laurence Stewart.
What's next for Poch?
Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solekhol:
"Mauricio Pochettino is raring to go again after leaving Chelsea.
"He wants to work again but it's too early to talk about any specific jobs
as it will be an interesting summer for out-of-work managers.
"He likes living and working in England, so, depending on the terms of his
departure from Chelsea, it would be no surprise to see him back at work in
the Premier League at some point in the future.
"Chelsea believe they are a Champions League club. For a variety of reasons,
they've not met that target. There are no hard feelings between the owners
and Pochettino, the players like him, and fans like him too.
"It's a job that takes time. Chelsea managers don't get a lot of time and it
seems like history is repeating itself under the new ownership."
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