Chelsea: Vincent Kompany and Mauricio Pochettino on Chelsea shortlist

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Vincent Kompany is 1 of the managers connected Chelsea's shortlist for their caller imperishable caput coach.

Burnley manager Kompany, Mauricio Pochettino and 1 different unnamed manager are being considered by the Premier League club.

The unnamed manager is said to beryllium good respected wrong the game.

However, erstwhile Bayern Munich caput manager Julian Naglesmann is nary longer successful the moving to instrumentality implicit astatine Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley are starring the recruitment process.

Former Manchester City skipper Kompany has this play led Burnley to promotion from the Championship successful his archetypal twelvemonth successful complaint astatine Turf Moor.

The 37-year-old Belgian has transformed the team's benignant resulting successful attractive, attacking shot which has been praised by supporters and those wrong the game.

It would beryllium a important leap for Kompany, who has lone managed Anderlecht (2019-2022) earlier his assignment astatine Burnley.

BBC Sport has approached Burnley for comment.

Chelsea had already held talks with German Nagelsmann, who was sacked by Bayern successful March.

But determination was scepticism from the nine aft they received mixed feedback connected Naglesmann during the talks process.

Meanwhile, Pochettino has been without a occupation since being sacked by Paris St-Germain past summer.

The 51-year-old Argentine is champion known for his enactment astatine Chelsea rivals Tottenham, wherever helium managed for 5 years and reached the Champions League last successful 2019.

BBC Sport understands determination is presently nary favoured prime astatine the nine and the process is ongoing.

Frank Lampard volition pb Chelsea, who are 11th successful the Premier League and retired of each different competitions, arsenic interim manager until the extremity of the season.

The Blues adjacent play connected Wednesday, erstwhile they invited Brentford to Stamford Bridge (19:45 BST).

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