Rumours have circulated that Chelsea manager Antonio Conte could be sacked, the club have denied this, however, in the event that the Blues were to part company with the Italian, who would take over?
Below we have listed five managers that could take over from the former Italian national team manager.
Diego Simeone
Simeone is manager of Atletico Madrid, he has won one La Liga, one Copa Del Rey, one Europa league, one Uefa Super Cup and twice Champions League runner up.
The Argentine has yet to sign a long term contract extension with Atletico Madrid and could be available in the summer.
Mauricio Pochettino
Pochettino is manager of Tottenham Hotspur he has won no titles or cups, but has taken Tottenham into the Champions League and is considered one of the best young managers in the game.
The Argentine has a long term contract at Spurs and it is hard to see Pochettino leaving Tottenham, especially for Chelsea, but who knows, anything is possible in football.
Guus Hiddink
Hiddink is currently without a club he has previously won the FA Cup with Chelsea, European Cup with PSV Eindhoven and is regarded as one of the most experienced manager around
The Dutchman is currently available, which is a huge positive and has managed Chelsea on an interim basis twice before, at the very least would be able to do that job again.
Laurent Blanc
Blanc is currently without a club he has won Four Ligue 1 titles (three with PSG and one with Bordeaux), three Coupe de la Ligue’s (one with Bordeaux and two with PSG) and is viewed as as a good manager that has proven himself at two French clubs domestically.
The Frenchman is currently without a job, which means he would be available immediately to take over from Conte.
Joachim Low
Low is manager of Germany he has won One World Cup and was European Championship runners up in 2008, he is viewed as a top class manager, he is after all a world cup winner, whether Chelsea could persuade him to join them is another matter, but he may well like the idea of managing in the Premier League.