Chelsea invites Nagelsmann to interview

Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique are the two leading candidates for the hot seat at Chelsea, which was vacated after the sacking of Graham Potter in early April. According to Bild (Germany), Nagelsmann has accepted an official invitation to introduce himself. himself and his ideas with the Chelsea board.

The German military leader was sacked by Bayern in March despite winning the Bundesliga last season. He was replaced by Thomas Tuchel, who helped Chelsea win the 2020-2021 Champions League but lost his job earlier in the season.

According to the Sun, former Barca and Spain coach Enrique conducted an interview with Chelsea and left a good impression. He is the new leader in the race for the position of head coach of the London club. It is even reported that Chelsea have begun to draft a contract for Enrique but still want to talk to Nagelsmann.

Chelsea have a pre-existing relationship with Nagelsmann's agent. Because this is also the agent of striker Timo Werner, who was sold by Chelsea to RB Leipzig last summer. Another advantage of Nagelsmann is that sporting director Laurence Stewart and Chelsea Technical Director Christopher Vivell have worked with him at Leipzig.

Chelsea is currently led by Frank Lampard, who holds the position of interim coach. This is a plan to help the club leadership have more time to calculate. However, Chelsea have lost both of their first two games under Lampard, 0-1 to Wolves and 0-2 to Real in the Champions League. This weekend, they will take on Brighton in the 31st round of the English Premier League.