Hayes says 'time is right' for Chelsea exit amid USWNT reports

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Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has said that the "time is right" to leave the club after 12 years in charge of the six-time Women's Super League (WSL) champions.

Sources have told ESPN that Hayes is set to be appointed as the new head coach of the United States women's national team after the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) approved her hiring.

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Hayes is set to leave Chelsea at the end of the season "to pursue a new opportunity outside the WSL and club football," the club announced in a statement last Saturday.

The longest serving manager of a WSL team by eight…