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Who will be the next Chelsea manager? Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna off the table as Blues narrow down search to replace Mauricio Pochettino

The Blues surprised many when <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mauricio-pochettino-gone-chelsea-boss-departs-stamford-bridge-mutual-consent-leading-blues-sixth-placed-finish/blt6d34f985ff23b8d9" target="_blank">revealing that Argentine tactician Pochettino would be allowed to walk away</a> from Stamford Bridge on the back of a sixth-place finish in the Premier League. While the 2023-24 campaign was not always plain sailing in west London, a run of five successive wins at the end of the season hinted at a brighter future being enjoyed.

WHAT HAPPENED?

A new coach is required to pick up that baton, with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5512646/2024/05/26/kieran-mckenna-chelsea/ " target="_blank">The Athletic</a> claiming that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-new-manager-talks-leicester-enzo-maresca-thomas-frank-kieran-mckenna-replace-mauricio-pochettino/blta0d89a634c7632c4" target="_blank">Leicester City’s Enzo Maresca and Brentford’s Thomas Frank</a> are now the only names on Chelsea’s ever-shortening list. That is because Ipswich boss McKenna – fresh from overseeing an automatic promotion push out of the Championship – is not being considered following <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-approach-ipswich-kieran-mckenna-man-utd-brighton/blt4573fdf1b23191fe" target="_blank">talks with the 38-year-old Northern Irishman</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

He is held in high regard – having previously spent time in Manchester United’s backroom staff alongside Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho – but other, more experienced options are now being explored.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sporting boss Ruben Amorim, according to <a href="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1794870187931623660 " target="_blank">Fabrizio Romano</a>, is another name that is no longer on the table at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/when-chelsea-announce-new-coach-four-candidates-replace-mauricio-pochettino/blt91bf7592ae4b0b7e" target="_blank">looking to appoint somebody that knows the Premier League</a>, giving them the best possible chance of kicking on and delivering on lofty expectations in 2024-25.

WHAT NEXT?

Who will be the next Chelsea manager? Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna off the table as Blues narrow down search to replace Mauricio Pochettino | Goal.com South Africa

Chelsea’s search for Mauricio Pochettino’s successor has reportedly been narrowed to a choice of two, with Kieran McKenna no longer in the running.