Chelsea hold first meeting with leading candidate for manager’s post

Posted Monday, April 17, 2023 by 101 GREAT GOALS

Premier League giants Chelsea have opened talks with a leading candidate to take up the managerial reins at the club ahead of next season, according to reports.

The subject of the situation on the bench at Stamford Bridge, of course, has taken its place front and centre in the media headlines for several weeks now.

This comes after the Chelsea board opted to dismiss a 2nd manager of the season - Graham Potter following Thomas Tuchel out the door on the back of a dismal stretch of form.

Frank Lampard, in turn, has since been appointed on an interim basis for the remainder of the term.

Come the summer, though, the efforts of Todd Boehly and co. to find a long-term solution to Chelsea’s managerial woes will begin once more.

And, as alluded to above, on Sunday, an insight into the endeavours of the Blues to put the structure of a potential deal in place ahead of time has been forthcoming online.

The info comes courtesy of The Times, who have confirmed that negotiations with Julian Nagelsmann are now underway.

Nagelsmann, of course, has long been tipped as the frontrunner to take over at Stamford Bridge, after being surprisingly sacked by Bayern Munich, to make way for another former Chelsea boss, in Thomas Tuchel.

In turn, this past Thursday, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, co-sporting directors in west London, held their first face-to-face meeting with the German tactician, with further talks planned for the weeks to come.

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea have met with Julian Nagelsmann as the west London club aims to narrow down the shortlist of candidates to become their next permanent head coachhttps://t.co/W22tHUgi6b
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) April 16, 2023