Julian Nagelsmann has broken his silence after pulling out of the race to become the next permanent Chelsea manager - but was staying coy over why.
The 35-year-old had been one of the frontrunners to take charge at Stamford Bridge following Graham Potter's departure earlier this month. Frank Lampard was appointed as the interim manager until the summer, but Nagelsmann had looked to be in pole position to become the club's next permanent manager.
However, Nagelsmann, who was sacked from his position at Bayern Munich in March, is no longer in contention. While Chelsea had questions over his age and readiness to move outside of Germany and into the Premier League, he seemingly had similar reservations about moving to West London. Asked about his decision, he gave little away, telling Sky Sport Germany : "To cancel something, you have to commit to something."
