Chelsea want to interview Julian Nagelsmann, Mauricio Pochettino, Rúben Amorim, Oliver Glasner and Luis Enrique as part of their search for a manager but are prepared to wait until the summer before appointing a full-time replacement for Graham Potter.
The club, who installed the inexperienced Bruno Saltor as interim head coach after Potter’s abrupt dismissal on Sunday, do not want to rush into a rash decision.
There have been indications that Bruno, who has no managerial experience, could remain in charge for the rest of the season.
The intention is to adopt a different approach from whenthey took the shock decision to fire Thomas Tuchel in September. Potter was quickly lured away from Brighton but a swift appointment is not expected this time.