Chelsea have narrowed their shortlist for their next permanent manager to four names... but Julian Nagelsmann will NOT be taking over.
Nagelsmann had been one of the frontrunners alongside former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino for the role. But the former Bayern Munich coach has withdrawn from the race to replace Graham Potter, sacked at the start of April, despite being interviewed.
Sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart are leading the search with support from co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali. That process is now finally progressing with a shortlist of four names now being drawn up by Winstanley and Stewart.