'It's a no-brainer!' - Jamie Carragher tells Thomas Tuchel to leave Chelsea for Man Utd

Jamie Carragher says Manchester United have been presented with ‘the ideal opportunity’ to poach Thomas Tuchel from Chelsea and has encouraged the German to swap Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford.

Chelsea are facing an uncertain future after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government, with the west London club still allowed to operate but under hugely restrictive rules that prevent them from offering contracts, buying players and even selling tickets and merchandise.

Contract rebels such Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen look virtually certain to leave, with no replacements allowed, while the conditions for managing the club – away travel spending is now capped at £20,000 per match – will make life extremely difficult.

Against that backdrop, Carragher believes Tuchel – who won the Champions League last season – would be well within his rights to walk away from Chelsea and feels United would be the perfect destination.

‘Manchester United have been presented with the ideal opportunity to recruit the manager who should be their number one target: Thomas Tuchel,’ Carragher wrote in his Telegraph column.

‘Given the events at Chelsea, United’s decision to wait until the end of the season presents them with a choice no-one could have foreseen.

‘One of the best managers in the world – the current Fifa coach of the year – must be top of their list.

‘Tuchel, like everyone else at Stamford Bridge, will have no idea what the future holds at his current club. No-one can offer him any assurances about how the squad will look at the start of next season given the club’s sale is on hold.

‘No manager wants to be working amid such a background of uncertainty. If he gets the chance to leave for a club of United’s stature, he