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🔵💥Jose Mourinho preferred candidate of Florentino Perez to become next Real Madrid head coach. Support not universal inside RMFC but president driving process so 63yo strong contender. €3m break clause in Benfica deal. (@David Ornstein/@MarioCortegana)

🚨 Marco Silva is a candidate to become Chelsea’s next head coach. The Blue's will explore his availability for the role by reaching out to his representatives. (@MrDomSmith)

🚨👀 Chelsea believe there will be a bigger pool of high-calibre managers available this summer than there were last time they appointed a manager between seasons. (@SkyKaveh)

🚨🔵Chelsea are planning talks with a trio of managers who have been added to their shortlist: ▪︎ Xabi Alonso ▪︎ Marco Silva ▪︎ Andoni Iraola Chelsea are in no rush to make a snap decision. (@JackRosser_)

🔵💥BREAKING: Chelsea to make checks on Iraola, Silva and Xabi Alonso as search for new coach continues. (@Matt_Law_DT)

🤢🔥According to sources, Andoni Iraola is a candidate under consideration by Chelsea. They have also been linked with others, such as Marco Silva and Eddie Howe. (@kierangill_DM)

🚨🔵Chelsea's five-strong group of sporting directors are working behind the scenes ahead of a summer appointment. (@BobbyVincentFL) 🔵💥Andoni Iraola is the frontrunner for the Chelsea job. The Chelsea board are frantically trying to lock him down. (@MarkBrus) 🚨🇪🇸Andoni Iraola is one of the candidates to fill the vacant Chelsea job. (@Matt_Law_DT)

🔵🗯Maximum European Connotations: If Aston Villa finish 5th and win Europa League - Top 6 UCL if whoever wins FA Cup also finishes in Top 6. 7th and 8th get Europa League spots. 9th Place gets Conference League. If Palace also won Conference League, they would be in the Europa League.

🔵💥Joe Cole tells Frank Lampard to stay away from Chelsea job: "Frank should stay away from it. The temptation for Frank, because he loves the club, would be to come back and give it another whirl." "If I was him, I wouldn’t go to Chelsea. In any job, you’re being judged on your results but [at Chelsea] you don’t have full control over what you can do. That’s insane."

🗯🔵Andoni Iraola would be more than happy to continue in the PL. He would be KEEN on becoming the next Chelsea manager! Nothing decided by Chelsea as in the early stages and nothing advanced. (@MatteMoretto)

🔵💥Cesc Fabregas is very happy at Como and planning next season in terms of new signings, tactics, and ideas. We will have to see if Chelsea go all in on him, but my understanding is Como are convinced he will continue with them. (@FabrizioRomano)

❌️🔵Francesco Farioli, on the other hand, is not considering a move from Porto to Chelsea. The Portuguese newspaper A Bola reports that the coach has no interest in trading the Estádio do Dragão for Stamford Bridge. This stance is described as unequivocal. The project he is building in Portugal remains his priority. Farioli only arrived in July 2025 and has already signed a contract through 2028. His contract includes a release clause of 20 million euros (17.4 million pounds), which, however, is reduced to 15 million euros (13 million pounds) during the transfer window. Even then, any move would ultimately depend on his willingness to leave and that willingness simply isn’t there at this point. Off the field, he is said to have settled in completely. His family life in Porto is harmonious; the Italian, his wife, and their two children feel at home and valued in the city. This stability is another factor reinforcing his current stance.

🗯🔵In the next days I would expect conversations between Chelsea & representatives of candidates & then in the weeks ahead they’ll be asking clubs for permission to potentially speak to them. The process will accelerate towards the end of the season and I do expect an appointment early in the summer (@David_Ornstein) 📋🔵That means it will be someone who is currently still under contract with another club!! ❌️Xavi now available! ❌️Xabi Alonso now available! ❌️Filipe Luis now available! ❌️Edin Terzic A.Bilbao✅️ I think it could be one of these: -Fabregas (2028)✅️ -Nagelsmann (2028)✅️ -Lampard (2027)✅️ -Iraola (2026)✅️ -Jaissle (2027)✅️ -Farioli (2028)✅️ -Marco Silva (2026)✅️ -Howe (2027)✅️ -Glasner (2026)✅️ -McKenna (2028)✅️ 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

❌️Sebastian Kehl is in advanced talks to join Spurs as sporting director, as @Plettigoal called. Kehl is currently the leading candidate. Paul Winstanley was approached by headhunters as part of the process. (@BenJacobs) Paul stays🙂‍↕️🫨

🚨 Xabi Alonso would be a popular pick with supporters, but i have no knowledge of him being an option at this stage. Chelsea have made it clear for a preference of premier league experience with players this summer, and it would not be surprise me if the same applied to the new manager search. Eddie Howe cannot be ruled out, alongside options like Iraola and Silva. (@NizaarKinsella)

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🔵🗯Xavi says he would love a Premier League project: 🗣️ “Of course? Where, I don’t know. There’s no hurry for me, but I’d like a good project. Like, ‘You have four years to work and make a project’. “I’d love to work in the Premier League because I love the passion there. In Spain, it’s too much about the result.” 💥Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink open to coaching Chelsea: 🗣️ “You know I love the club, so you know my answer. I will always be there to help. If Chelsea asked me for help, I’m going to help, whatever the capacity. But that’s not the issue here. That’s stability.”

🚨🇪🇸 👀Andoni Iraola is of interest to Chelsea's leadership group but those close to him have indicated he will prioritise stability at his next post. Also, he's understood to want to return with his family to Spain. (@BBC) 😪John Terry wanted the interim job and made interest known through his reps but Chelsea were not interested.

🗯🔵Newcastle boss Eddie Howe also has admirers among the Chelsea hierarchy. (@alex_crook)

🚨🇵🇹 Marco Silva is set to be a candidate for the Chelsea position. The fact he is represented by agent Jorge Mendes, who has a close relationship with Chelsea's ownership, would also ease any move for Silva. (@SamiMokbel)

😪💥Someone close to John Terry said that he would have loved to work with Chelsea's squad and that the feeling might even be mutual inside the changing room. But it will be McFarlane, and he too is said to be respected by the squad. (@kierangill_DM)

💥🔵 Breaking News There is still backing for the club’s five Sporting Directors, Paul Winstanley, Laurence Stewart, Sam Jewell, Joe Shields and Dave Fallows. (@TheGuardian)

It's funny that the names Gary O'Neil 🤣, Lampard, Xavi, Tuchel and S. Hoeneß haven't come up yet.

💥🔵Andoni Iraola is a leading candidate to become the next Chelsea boss. TalkSPORT understands Iraola is the leading candidate. (@alex_crook & @JacobsBen) ✅️He's a better choice than Marco Silva, Terzic, Howe, Glasner, and McKenna