Enzo Fernandez makes Chelsea board's proposal for next long-term manager
The club's record signing is keen to reunite with his former boss
Chelsea are seriously considering the appointment of Marcelo Gallardo and the Argentinian has received Enzo Fernandez's approval, according to reports.
The West Londoners parted ways with Graham Potter last month and appointed Frank Lampard as caretaker manager until the end of the season as they conduct a thorough search for a long-term successor.
Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique are the two favorites to take over at Stamford Bridge, even having face-to-face talks in London last week.
But now, multiple reports in Argentina claim former River Plate boss Gallardo is confident of getting the job, with UOL reporting that he is "soon" to be appointed.
They even go as far as to claim that Fernandez has played a part in the process, with the 22-year-old being 'ahead' for the Chelsea hierarchy. Fernandez, who became a Premier League record signing when he moved from Benfica to Chelsea in the January transfer window for £107m, arrived at the academy at River Plate when Gallardo was in charge.
He made his first-team debut through Gallardo in 2019 and still considers him a "father figure" and he looks forward to being reunited in west London.
Enzo Fernandez nominates Marcelo Gallardo to Chelsea board as next manager
Enzo thrived under the guidance of Gallardo at River Plate (Image:
Getty)
For his part, Gallardo has been without a club since leaving River Plate in November - but he has now informed the coaching staff that he will return this summer.
The 47-year-old has been away from coaching for a while but is now preparing to return and is particularly interested in the possibility of coaching in the Premier League.
Gallardo, a two-time Copa Libertadores champion, wants to compete with the best managers in the world and has been learning English since leaving River, even considering living in the United States for a while to further improve. fluency of this language. . The Argentinian has been linked with other clubs, such as Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, but has not yet received any offers or contact from either club as they are both capable of appointing a more experienced European coach.
It is believed Chelsea will achieve some of their managerial goals in the coming weeks and will conduct extensive background checks before deciding who to appoint.
They will not rush to a decision and are ready to explore all options, although former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique is said to have impressed with the hierarchy of the sentence. club by his vision for the team and could now be the main candidate in office.
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