{"id":2143,"date":"2026-04-29T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:04:35","slug":"chelsea-are-close-to-reaching-an-agreement-with-incredibly-talented-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2143","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Are &#8216;Close To Reaching An Agreement&#8217; With &#8220;Incredibly Talented&#8221; Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea are in advanced talks with Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, according to reports in the Spanish media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Catalan newspaper <em>Sport<\/em> claims that the Blues are \u201cclose to reaching an agreement\u201d with the 43-year-old about becoming the club\u2019s next head coach.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that Iraola was a candidate before Liam Rosenior\u2019s appointment back in January, but it seems he wasn\u2019t willing to take the position midway through the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish manager has recently confirmed that he will be leaving the Vitality Stadium at the end of his contract in July, and <em>Sport<\/em> report that, if the two parties do reach an accord, Chelsea will announce his arrival in the summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseanews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120159\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Chelsea News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Iraola has been praised by his players<\/h2>\n<p>Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams has had nothing but good words to say about Iraola and his coaching methods. The American international says both he and his teammates have learned a great deal from him:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t replace greatness. We\u2019ve backed him since day one. We could see how incredibly talented he was in terms of tactics and communication. He has massive ambitions for himself, but what he\u2019s done for the club, it speaks volumes. He\u2019s made every single one of us better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buy a Chelsea home shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<h2>What are the odds of Iraola getting the Chelsea job?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1076650664\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>The Cherries head coach is currently the bookies\u2019 favourite to take up the position in the dugout, with Como boss <strong>Cesc Fabregas<\/strong>ex-Flamengo manager Filipe Luis and Fulham\u2019s Marco Silva among the other frontrunners.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are expected to take some time before making any decision on the club\u2019s next permanent appointment, so we shall see if these claims from Spain about Iraola end up being true.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about the Chelsea First Team Squad for 2025\/26 here<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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