Fans vote for Luis Enrique over Nagelsmann as Chelsea manager

Carlo Garganese

• 5 Apr 2023 19:13 BST
• 3 min read

Fans have voted for Chelsea to appoint Luis Enrique as their new manager over Julian Nagelsmann.

The Blues are currently interviewing both managers for the job, with Luis Enrique arriving for negotiations in London on Wednesday.

Luis Enrique and Nagelsmann are considered currently as the two clear favourites for the job, with one of the paid expected to be hired.

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FootballTransfers polled readers on Twitter who they think would be best as Chelsea manager.

A majority of 67.7 per cent voted that Luis Enrique would be the ideal choice, with 32.3 % saying that Nagelsmann should be selected.

Chelsea are looking for a new manager after they decided to sack Graham Potter on Sunday.

The Englishman was axed after a disastrous seven months in charge at Stamford Bridge.

He had led the Blues to a dismal 11th place in the Premier League, meaning that they are 11 points off a Champions League place with only nine games to go.

Chelsea’s only chance of reaching the Champions League next season will be to win the tournament, but that will be difficult as they play Real Madrid next in the Champions League.

The Blues were also eliminated early in both the League Cup and FA Cup.

Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique are the two hot favourites to succeed Graham Potter...

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Luis Enrique has been out of work since leaving the Spain national team after the World Cup in December. He previously managed the likes of Roma and Barcelona, whom he led to the treble in 2015.

Nagelsmann was sacked by Bayern Munich last month, and replaced by Potter’s predecessor at Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel. Before Bayern, Nagelsmann was the coach of Leipzig and Hoffenheim.