Graham Potter has decided against making an instant return to management and is set to wait until the summer before making his next move despite interest from Leicester City.
Potter, 47, signed a lucrative five-year contract with Chelsea to succeed Thomas Tuchel back in September but was sacked on Sunday after winning just 12 of his 31 games in charge.
Intriguingly, the Blues' decision to part company with Potter came just hours after Leicester announced that they had reached an agreement which would see Brendan Rodgers depart the club by mutual consent. The Foxes are long-term admirers of Potter -but any hopes they may have had of luring him to the King Power Stadium before the end of the season have been dashed.