Chelsea have reached out to Julian Nagelsmann, who is out of a job after he parted with Bayern Munich last month.
Chelsea sacked Graham Potter on Sunday after barely seven months as their manager.
Potter, who took over from Thomas Tuchel in September, led the Blues to 12 wins, eight draws and 11 defeats.
His demise comes amid numerous changes of managers at Premier League clubs, with Tottenham last week parting with Antonio Conte.
TOP STORY – CHELSEA APPROACH TOP CANDIDATE NAGELSMANN
Chelsea have identified ex-Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann as their top candidate and approached him already, claims Fabrizio Romano.
Romano said talks will be ongoing before a final decision, while he added the Blues hierarchy are admirers of Sporting boss Ruben Amorim.
However, Sky Sports Germany claims Nagelsmann is not interested in taking over at Chelsea.
TalkSPORT claims the dismissed Potter could be offered an immediate return to management by Leicester City who sacked Brendan Rodgers earlier on Sunday.
ROUND-UP
– AS claims that Paris Saint-Germain winger Kylian Mbappe has told the Real Madrid board that he intends to join Los Blancos as a free agent in 2024. According to the report, Madrid are not willing to negotiate a transfer fee with PSG, following their long-running interest in Mbappe, with the player needing to get out of his contract to move to the Spanish capital.
– Liverpool will consider an off-season move for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, reports The Independent.
– Fichajes claims Liverpool are also weighing up a surprise move for Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga.
– Football Insider claims Arsenal have identified three midfield targets in Everton’s Amadou Onana, West Ham’s Declan Rice and Brighton and Hove Albion’s Moises Caicedo.
– Manchester United’s hopes of signing Eintracht Frankfurt forward Randal Kolo Muani have been set back with the Frenchman keen to join Bayern Munich in the off-season.