{"id":3127,"date":"2026-05-02T09:19:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:19:30","slug":"2-fresh-names-have-been-added-to-chelsea-manager-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3127","title":{"rendered":"2 Fresh Names Have Been Added To Chelsea Manager Shortlist"},"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>Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner and Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac are candidates to be the next Chelsea manager, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Multiple journalists have already confirmed that the agents of Bournemouth\u2019s Andoni Iraola, Fulham\u2019s Marco Silva and former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso have been contacted.<\/p>\n<p>However, writing on his Substack, Simon Phillips said that Glasner and Kovac are \u201ctwo new names\u201d who have been added to the club\u2019s shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are still at a preliminary stage where they are contacting managers to ascertain their interest in the post, so there are no favourites for the job at the moment.<\/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>Glasner is set to leave Palace<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1076217424\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>The Austrian confirmed back in January that he would be departing Selhurst Park at the end of the season when his contract expires.<\/p>\n<p>During his time with the Eagles, Glasner has won the FA Cup and the Community Shield, and he could potentially end his tenure with another trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Palace have reached the semi-finals of the Conference League. They play the first leg of their semi-final against Shakhtar Donetsk this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Buy a Chelsea away stadium shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<h2>Why are Chelsea considering Kovac?<\/h2>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t follow the Bundesliga, the interest in the 54-year-old will come as a surprise. He was only appointed Dortmund head coach midway through last season, but he has impressed during his brief stint in the dugout at Signal Iduna Park.<\/p>\n<p>Kovac replaced Nuri Sahin in February 2025 and guided Dortmund to a fourth-place finish. This campaign, the German club are set to finish runners-up behind Bayern Munich. He has actually managed Bayern in the past, too, where he won the league title in 2019.<\/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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