Chelsea have spoken to Sporting Lisbon’s highly-rated manager Ruben Amorim in their ongoing search for a permanent successor to Graham Potter.
Amorim, 38, was among the names Chelsea’s chiefs were keen to discuss the vacancy with in what they intend to be an ‘exhaustive’ hunt for a new manager.
Chelsea were already determined not to rush the process and the appointment of Frank Lampard on a caretaker basis has granted them further time and room to carry out a thorough search.
Julian Nagelsmann, available after leaving Bayern Munich, and former Spain boss Luis Enrique, also out of work, are two leading candidates with both having also been spoken to.