Luis Enrique travels to London to sign a contract with Chelsea

Luis Enrique he could take a new bench. Your destiny, as it shows Brand, would be the Premier League and, specifically, maximum technical responsibility Chelsea.

The former national coach would travel to London this Wednesday in order to close his cooperation with the London club. He is accompanied on this journey by Iván de la Peña, his agent and one of the closest people to the former Barcelona coach.

If the meeting bears fruit, the transition of the Spanish coach to the ranks of Chelsea could be immediate. And that is that the sporting needs are current: the London team occupies 11th place in the regular competition, but still retains its opportunities in the Champions League. His next opponent in the quarterfinals will be Real Madrid, with whom he will compete on April 12 and 18.

His return as a coach

After leaving the Spanish team after the elimination at the World Cup in Qatar, Luis Enrique Martínez does not hide that the Premier League is among his preferences. His chances have now been boosted following the sacking of Graham Potter as coach of the London team. Chelsea, who drew against Liverpool this Tuesday, have Catalan Bruno Saltor as a temporary player on the bench.

his trajectory

Luis Enrique started his career on the bench leading Azulgrana branch for three seasons. then they came Roma and Celta de Vigo, to return to the Culé club again and take charge of the first team in 2014 and for three seasons. The Asturian has the Champions League, the Club World Cup, the European Super Cup, two Leagues, three Copa del Reys and the Spanish Super Cup. In addition, he was the coach of the national team from July 2018 to December 2022.

another candidate

However, there are rivals in this race. is around Julian Nagelsman, recently fired from Bayern Munich. According to Efe, the German is to the taste of the club’s sporting director blues, Laurence Stewart and technical director Christopher Vivell, with whom he coincided in years at RB Leipzig, but his age is a concern. Nagelsmann is only 35 years old, younger than some of the heavyweights in the team, and for Chelsea it is anyone’s guess how he will be able to manage a dressing room full of egos and so many footballers like this.

His departure from Bayern Munich, in the face of some of his stars, is one of the main points remaining for him to sign for Chelsea, despite the appeal the German finds in the English league, a showcase where all players and technicians, I want to be.