Julian Nagelsmann: Chelsea owners have concerns over his age with Mauricio Pochettino also in the frame | Football News
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By Kaveh Solhekol, Sky Sports News Chief Reporter
Chelsea’s owners have concerns over Julian Nagelsmann’s age with the 35-year-old certainly one of the names on the shortlist to switch Graham Potter.
Nagelsmann was sacked by Bayern Munich final month, however, regardless of desirous to take a break till the summer time, he’s keen to hearken to what Chelsea have to say.
The Blues are impressed with his credentials and he ticks numerous packing containers, however co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have concerns that he’s solely 35.
Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol explains why Chelsea might discover it sophisticated to attempt to appoint Nagelsmann as their subsequent head coach
Nagelsmann labored at RB Leipzig with Chelsea technical director Christopher Vivell, who’s a giant admirer of the German.
The seek for a brand new head coach is being led by Chelsea sporting administrators Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, with the ultimate resolution to be made by the owners.
There remains to be but to be any contact from Chelsea over Nagelsmann with Bayern, who’re due compensation if they need him.
Bayern chief govt Oliver Kahn advised Sky in Germany on Sunday night time earlier than Potter was sacked that he doesn’t count on Nagelsmann to take one other job this season.
Chelsea owners are impressed with Pochettino
Former Tottenham supervisor Mauricio Pochettino was a candidate when Thomas Tuchel was sacked in September however Chelsea opted to nominate Potter.
The owners, nonetheless, had been impressed with the Argentine and he’s somebody they have numerous respect for.
The 51-year-old has been out of labor since July after he was sacked by Paris Saint-Germain.
Meanwhile, it’s troublesome to see Chelsea going again to Brighton once more in a transfer for his or her head coach Roberto De Zerbi.
The Italian is completely happy at Brighton and is more likely to keep on the south coast regardless of curiosity from managerless Tottenham.
It is also understood the Chelsea job is taken into account too huge for Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner, who shall be in demand this summer time after doing an ideal job with the Bundesliga membership having guided them to Europa League glory final season.
And there isn’t a likelihood of Chelsea appointing Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti now with the Italian membership 16 factors clear at the high of Serie A and searching ahead to a Champions League quarter-final in opposition to AC Milan.
What’s the course of to nominate Potter’s successor?
“Chelsea feel they’re in a much better place now to identify the right man than they were in September,” Sky Sports News’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol stated.
“They feel that now they’ve got a proper structure at the club, they’ve got two sporting directors [Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley], they’re going to lead the search for a new manager. They want to make sure they’re thorough, they want to make sure that they speak to different candidates. Ideally they’d like to do this quickly, but they want to make sure that they get the right person and they believe they’ve got the structure in place to do that.”
Could Nagelsmann be the particular person to switch Potter?
Sky Sports News’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol explains why Chelsea have determined to half firm with Graham Potter
Sky Sports News’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:
“Nagelsmann is extensively thought of to be the greatest younger supervisor in the sport. He might be the subsequent Jose Mourinho.
“I believe Chelsea have received an opportunity of getting him. He needs to take a break after dropping his job at Bayern Munich.
“All these managers now, they really feel like they should not simply bounce from one job to a different job. They want a break to recharge their batteries and preserve choices open.
“From what Sky in Germany are telling us, if Chelsea had been to get in contact with him and his folks, I believe he would undoubtedly hearken to them as a result of Chelsea is certainly one of the greatest jobs in world soccer.
“The London location, being in the Premier League, having such wealthy owners and an unbelievable squad to work with – it ticks numerous packing containers for managers, so I believe Nagelsmann is gettable if they need him.
“Chelsea simply want to select up the telephone and also they should converse to Bayern Munich as nicely, as a result of Sky in Germany are telling us that contractually he’s nonetheless tied to Bayern and they’d be concerned in the course of if he was to take one other job.
“What’s interesting is that it could be Bayern Munich vs Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final and then you could have Tuchel versus Nagelsmann. I think Bayern Munich are being quite cute and clever because they don’t want Nagelsmann having all their secrets and using them for Chelsea in a potential semi-final.”
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Are there different candidates?
Sky Sports News’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:
“You’ve received to think about Pochettino. They’ve spoken to him earlier than. I believe he was fairly near getting the job earlier than. He is clearly nonetheless out there.
“The newest info we had from him was that he is holding his choices open as nicely. I believe he would reasonably wait till the summer time to see what is accessible. There’s various jobs more likely to turn out to be out there with Real Madrid doubtlessly being one vacation spot.
“Other folks which are out there embody Luis Enrique and Zinedine Zidane.
“They’re going to be getting numerous calls from brokers of a few of the greatest managers in the world.
“We’ve been getting calls from brokers of managers pushing their purchasers and their credentials.
“I believe they’re in a greater place now than they had been in September to verify they decide the proper particular person.
“But what’s 100 per cent assured is they will not be taking a threat. They will not be appointing an up-and-coming coach, it should be any person who’s received Champions League expertise, a big-name supervisor with character, charisma with an aura.
“They’ve received to right away get the respect of that dressing room as a result of the dressing room at Chelsea traditionally has been very, very highly effective.
“You need to be a Mourinho, a Tuchel, an Antonio Conte or a Carlo Ancelotti to control it and dominate it.”
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