5 Contenders For Mourinho’s Job

DIEGO SIMEONE
Diego Simeone took Atletico Madrid to the La Liga title in 2013-14
ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid, but perhaps could be tempted by a
new challenge in England after four years at the Vicente Calderon.

Simeone
Simeone is already familiar with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and
striker Diego Costa, having managed the pair at Atletico.
It is understood a £15m release clause would have to be met by Chelsea
for the 45-year-old Argentinian.

PEP GUARDIOLA

Guardiola
Pep Guardiola is heading for the Premier League after deciding to
reject a new £280,000-a-week contract and leave Bayern Munich next
summer.
The 44-year-old Spaniard is expected to take over at Manchester City,
but Chelsea could now well make their move.
However, City's dealmakers are ahead of the game and Guardiola would
earn around £15m a year, which is around £2m more than what Mourinho
was making at Chelsea.

JUANDE RAMOS

German and Ukrainian sources have linked Juande Ramos with the job at
Chelsea with the Spaniard out of work since leaving Ukrainian club
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at the end of the 2013-14 season.
The 61-year-old Spaniard has already had one spell in the English
Premier League, spending 12 months at Tottenham Hotspur from 2007 to
2008. He left the club at the bottom of the Premier League.
Ramos took up the Real Madrid job in December 2008 but lasted barely
six months as the La Liga club ended the season nine points behind
rivals Barcelona.

BRENDAN RODGERS

Brendan Rodgers has already spent time at Chelsea as a coach from 2004
to 2008 before leaving to become the manager of Championship club
Watford.

RODGERS

Rogers almost took Liverpool to their first ever Premier League title
in the 2013-14 season, falling just short to Manchester City.
The 42-year-old was sacked by Liverpool in October this year and,
despite links with a club job in Qatar, is still looking for work.

FABIO CAPELLO

Fabio Capello threw his hat into the ring as a potential replacement
for Mourinho last month. He said: 'I am now in Russia, in Moscow. I do
not miss the bench. For now I have not received anything but if
something interesting comes up, why not?'

Capello
The 69-year-old Italian is out of work after being sacked by Russia in
July. If he was to take up the role at Chelsea, it would be his first
job at club-level since leaving Real Madrid in 2007.
Capello is familiar with all in England as the boss of the Three Lions
from 2008 to 2012.