Chelsea Football Club is currently conducting an “exhaustive” search for a new manager to replace Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge. The club’s co-owner, Todd Boehly, has already interviewed at least two candidates, including former Barcelona and Spain chief Luis Enrique. Boehly has also spoken to Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim, who has been interviewed for the permanent Chelsea job. The Portuguese led Sporting to their first title in 19 years when they finished top in 2021 and has won three Portuguese League Cups, two with Sporting and one with former club Braga. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard, the interim manager until the end of the season, is also trying to impress and has not ruled out the chance of getting the job on a full-time basis for a second time.
Ruben Amorim is already in his fourth boss job at the age of just 38. The ex-Portugal midfielder won all his 14 caps whilst with Benfica and quit playing in 2016. He played for Belenenses from 2003-08 before spending nine years with Benfica, winning the top-flight title three times. He was on loan at Braga in 2012-13 and Qatari club Al-Wakrah in 2015-16. After retiring as a player, he managed four home-country teams. First, he impressed at third-tier side Casa Bria in 2018-19. He then bossed Braga B and Braga’s first team, guiding them to Portuguese League Cup glory in 2019-20. He won the top-flight crown in his first season at Sporting, 2020-21, and has won the League Cup in both his campaigns with Sporting Lisbon.
Sporting Lisbon may be sitting fourth in the Portuguese top flight, 14 points off leaders Benfica, but they recently knocked Premier League leaders Arsenal out of the Europa League. Sporting held the Gunners to a 2-2 draw in Lisbon before coming from behind to draw 1-1 at The Emirates, where they won on penalties. Lampard has revealed that Kalidou Koulibaly is out of their crucial Champions League quarter-final second leg with Real Madrid. The defender limped off early in the second half in Wednesday’s 2-0 loss at the Bernabeu, having suffered a hamstring injury which will now keep him out for a few weeks.
Chelsea’s hunt for a new permanent manager follows Potter’s sacking at the start of April. The ex-Brighton chief only lasted seven months of his five-year contract. He won just seven of his 22 Prem games in charge of the Blues. Interim chief Frank Lampard is preparing for Saturday’s home clash with Brighton. Lampard said that Koulibaly is a very good, very experienced player, and that it is a disappointment for him and the team that he is out of the crucial Champions League quarter-final second leg with Real Madrid. However, he added that it is an opportunity for others to step up and that they will carry on without him, hoping that he gets fit as quickly as possible.
In conclusion, Chelsea Football Club is currently conducting an “exhaustive” search for a new manager to replace Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge. The club’s co-owner, Todd Boehly, has already interviewed at least two candidates, including former Barcelona and Spain chief Luis Enrique. Boehly has also spoken to Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim, who has been interviewed for the permanent Chelsea job. The Portuguese led Sporting to their first title in 19 years when they finished top in 2021 and has won three Portuguese League Cups, two with Sporting and one with former club Braga. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard, the interim manager until the end of the season, is also trying to impress and has not ruled out the chance of getting the job on a full-time basis for a second time.