Chelsea’s £50 million debacle could get worse as Luis Enrique “arrives in London.”
As Luis Enrique lands in London for head coach negotiations, Chelsea cannot afford to make their current financial situation any worse.
According to reports, Luis Enrique has travelled to London to meet with Chelsea about taking Graham Potter’s place as the team’s new head coach. Under the brief ownership of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, the Blues risk a £50 million calamity getting worse.
According to reports published this morning (Wednesday), Enrique was travelling to England to meet with Chelsea in person. The former Spain manager is claimed to have impressed the club administration after being called this week and to have advanced in a rigorous formal procedure.
Fabrizio Romano claims that Enrique has now arrived in the capital with a delegate in preparation for important negotiations. After leaving for Spain in December, he apparently has a burning desire to get back into football as soon as possible by taking over the dugout at Stamford Bridge.
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But Julian Nagelsmann is also a serious candidate and will probably be given the same consideration as Chelsea chooses Potter’s replacement. And cautious they must be after a financially catastrophic start to the management of the club by Boehly and Clearlake, particularly when it comes to coaching.
According to reports, Chelsea has spent more than £50 million on head coaches in the last nine months. This sum comprises the £13 million paid out on Sunday, the £22 million given to Brighton and Hove Albion to hire Potter, and the £10 million paid out to fire Thomas Tuchel.
Enrique’s selection would seem risky given that he hasn’t been the manager of a team since he left Barcelona at the end of his contract in 2017.The game has altered during the past six years, although the 52-year-old had a brilliant three-year run at the Nou Camp during which time he won a fabled treble. He has demonstrated the ability to instill a captivating playing style while demonstrating a talent for grooming new players.
After inheriting a Chelsea team that can only be described as a shambles, he would need time and patience to accomplish it. Not in terms of quality, but rather in terms of its overwhelming magnitude. It would be difficult to ensure that given the new ownership fired two head coaches in their first full season after succeeding Roman Abramovich. Chelsea needs to do this correctly.
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