Jamie Carragher has talked up the possibility of Manchester United luring Thomas Tuchel away from Chelsea.
The Blues have endured a testing week following the UK Government's decision to sanction club owner Roman Abramovich on Thursday.
The Russian billionaire has subsequently seen his assets frozen, resulting in Chelsea being hit with a number of significant restrictions.
With the club's future cast into doubt, speculation surrounding their players and manager has been rife this week, amid talk of an impending mass exodus.
Since the news broke, Chelsea manager Tuchel has found himself linked with the long-term position at Old Trafford and Carragher has now talked up United's chances of pouncing for him.
Discussing the Red Devils' reported interest and the uncertainty surrounding Tuchel's Chelsea future, the former Liverpool defender told Sky Sports: "That is up to Manchester United I suppose.
"But the situation that Chelsea find themselves in, other top clubs will be looking at the manager and players going forward.
"Tuchel is one of the best managers in world football and Manchester United are looking for one.
"I think he has come out and said he is fully committed to the club, but that situation could change with the new ownership as the season goes on."
United are on the lookout for a permanent manager to take over from current interim Ralf Rangnick when his short-term deal comes to an end in the summer.
The German is set to move into a consultancy role at the Manchester club and could play a part in any potential capture of Tuchel given the 63-year-old is a former mentor of Tuchel's.
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Speaking after Chelsea's last-gasp 1-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday, Tuchel reaffirmed his desire to remain at Stamford Bridge, but remained coy on his long-term future amid the club's ongoing uncertainty.
The German stated: "There's no doubt I will stay here at Chelsea until the end of the season. You have to go day-by-day because the situation can change.
"The club is for sale but hopefully it goes through. So day-by-day, that's the way for us."
Abramovich announced his intention to sell the club a week prior to the Government's sanctions, which come as a result of his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Thursday's restrictions mean he is now unable to sell the club of his own accord and any exchange of hands with regards to the club's ownerships must be given the green light by the Government.
Rangnick was himself quick to dismiss Tuchel's links to United on Friday.
"Yes, Thomas Tuchel is a top manager, yes, I know him well, yes he was a player of mine in Ulm, yes, he took his first job as a football coach in Stuttgart when I was the head coach," he declared.
"Only because there are issues now around the ownership of this club, to speculate about maybe him being a candidate for the manager's job here in the summer, it doesn't make sense to do that."
