JAKARTA - Chelsea gave a surprise amid the news that they were interested in signing Luis Enrique as permanent manager. However, in the meantime, that position will be given to Frank Lampard until the end of the season.
Enrique reportedly had a meeting with Todd Boehly in London last Wednesday. A few hours later, Chelsea reportedly agreed to appoint Lampard until the end of this season.
Sources said Lampard had agreed to fill the vacant position left by Graham Potter, at least until the end of this season. Lampard is even ready to accompany Chelsea for an away trip to Wolverhampton Wanderes headquarters, Saturday.
In a temporary work at Chelsea, Lampard will be accompanied by three of his assistants, namely Ashley Cole, Joe Edwards and Chris Jones.
After Potter officially left her position as Chelsea manager, she also briefly appointed Bruno Saltor as interim. However, due to the lack of experience of the former Potter assistant coach at Brighton & Hove Albion, management is worried that the team's performance will not improve and eventually change its position with Lampard.
On the other hand, it is known that Enrique has also released his status as coach of Spain after the 2022 World Cup ends. He had enjoyed his free time before finally intending to become a manager again.
Even last week Enrique enjoyed his free time so much by finishing Cape Epic, a mountain bike race in South Africa. But the interest that came from Chelsea made Enrique change his mind about getting home soon.
"I came from Formentera, this is a beautiful island, like heaven. Beautiful island and I will advise everyone to go there," Enrique was quoted as saying by The Sun.
Enrique's name is included in the list of permanent Chelsea manager candidates with Mauricio Pochettino and Julian Nagelsmann. However, from two other names, Enrique is a strong candidate because he is rumored to have had a meeting with the Blues.
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