Bola.net – Premier League club Chelsea are reportedly targeting Marcelo Gallardo as their new coach for next season.
Chelsea are currently without a permanent coach. Because they just fired Graham Potter.
Chelsea was then handled by caretaker Bruno Saltor. And now the Blues appointed Frank Lampard as interim coach until the end of the season.
Lampard is now faced with a tough task. Apart from having to lead Chelsea in the Champions League, he is also expected to bring the Blues to a better position in the Premier League.
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Chelsea Coach Candidate
There are a number of coaches who were later linked with Chelsea. There is the name of the former Bayern Munich coach, Julian Nagelsmann.
Then there is the name of the former Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane. Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is also said to be fit to handle Chelsea.
Then there is the Sporting Lisbon coach, Ruben Amorim. Do not forget that there is a former boss of Barcelona and the Spanish national team, Luis Enrique.
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Chelsea Aim for Gallardo
Now there is a new name that has entered the market as a candidate for the new Chelsea coach. The coach is Marcelo Gallardo.
This news was reported by UOL. The report claims that Chelsea have already held negotiations with the Argentinian coach.
The talks between the two parties have reportedly made progress. If the negotiations are successful, Gallardo will start coaching Chelsea in the summer of 2023.
This is in accordance with the wishes of Gallardo. Right now he is indeed on a break after separating from River Plate.
In addition, the report also stated that Chelsea’s decision to approach Gallardo had received the green light from Enzo Fernandez. He had indeed been his foster child at River Plate.
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Gallardo Coaching Career
Marcelo Gallardo (c) AP Photo
Marcelo Gallardo is a former midfielder for the Argentina national team. He started coaching since 2011.
The first club he managed was Nacional. He only lasted a short time at the club.
Gallardo then joined River Plate in 2014. He had great success there.
He has won a total of 14 championship trophies with River Plate. Gallardo then steps down from the Argentine club in 2022 and he wants to take a break from football.
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Next Chelsea schedule
Competition: Champions League
Match: Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Stadion: Santiago Bernabeu
Day: Thursday 13 April 2023
Kickoff: 02.00 WIB
