Filipe Luis’ managerial plans shared after meeting up with Chelsea legend
Filipe Luis is preparing for a jump into European management this summer, and even Chelsea are making checks on the former Flamengo boss.
Despite Xabi Alonso looking like the Blues’ priority right now, a fascinating alternative for the Chelsea vacancy is former defender Filipe Luis.
The Brazilian has had his own success in South America, where he delivered the Copa Libertadores title.
Adding fuel to the speculation, Luis was recently spotted in London sharing a dinner with his former teammate and Chelsea icon Thiago Silva. The meeting has sparked hopes of a potential dream team coaching partnership, but that looks extremely unlikely.
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Filipe Luis has his sights set on a job in Europe
According to Fabrizio Romano on X, former Flamengo manager Filipe Luis is ready for a new chapter in Europe this summer.
As reported two days ago, he’s open to a new club, and his camp has started working on options for the Brazilian coach.
Filipe was on the BlueCo list last January during the Chelsea/Strasbourg changes.
However, the one thing that will potentially rule Luis out of becoming the next Chelsea boss is the fact that the Blues owners are moving away from inexperience and going for a manager who has been at the highest level, after the Liam Rosenior experiment.
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A move to Crystal Palace makes more sense
Filipe Luis making the move to Crystal Palace instead of Chelsea could be the smarter play for his European managerial debut.
Chelsea represents chaos, whereas Palace offers a more stable environment to prove worth, with Oliver Glasner departing after a historic run to the Conference League final.
After all, we saw how Frank Lampard has done in the Championship with Coventry City, at a club where the expectations were low after joining them in 17th position.
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