What would Chelsea be getting from Julian Nagelsmann? - ‘Football-obsessed, eloquent, tactics expert’

According to widespread reports, Chelsea are zeroing in on former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann to replace Graham Potter. Potter was sacked on Sunday evening after the 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa left the club 11th in the table, 12 points off Manchester United in fourth. Ad And despite a number of names being linked to the job it is Nagelsmann, who was recently fired by Bayern during the international break, who has been most prominently linked to the role.

Premier LeagueNagelsmann, Pochettino or Mourinho? Next Chelsea manager runners and riders4 HOURS AGO It is currently unclear whether or not he would be open to taking the job at this stage, or whether he would wait until the summer and see what other jobs became available. Bruno is currently the interim manager. In order to get a bit more of a handle on Nagelsmann, and why exactly he was fired, we got in touch with Thomas Gaber from Eurosport Germany.

The first thing it feels as if we should get out of the way is why Nagelsmann was fired. For those who don’t remember, Nagelsmann was sacked during the international break with Bayern second in the Bundesliga, just a point behind Borussia Dortmund. Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was brought in with a key title clash against Dortmund, as well as the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City, in mind.

Tuchel got off to the perfect start with a comprehensive 4-2 win over Dortmund on Saturday. Nagelsmann, Pochettino or Mourinho? Next Chelsea manager runners and riders Chelsea sack Potter after less than seven months in charge 'Last man standing' — Klopp says he is still Liverpool manager 'because of the past' So what went wrong? “The sporting consistency was missing,” explains Gaber. “Bayern had