TODD BOEHLY HAS BEEN ASKED TO NAME A FORMER CHELSEA COACH AS THE NEW MANAGER

Todd Boehly

Richard Keys, a well-known British broadcaster, has pleaded with Chelsea's hierarchy, led by Todd Boehly, to choose Jose Mourinho as the Blues' new manager.

Keys thinks Mourinho, who has previously led Chelsea twice, is the greatest person to lead the team at Stamford Bridge.

Boehly fired Graham Potter last Sunday, only a few months after appointing him as the club's head coach in west London.

"Potter's sacking was inevitable and overdue. Sacking him isn't a mistake - sacking Tuchel was," Keys said in his Blog.

Keys added: "Potter will come again - perhaps somewhere like Leicester? Or maybe Southampton - as I suggested a couple of weeks ago.

"It would appear that Chelsea want to take their time finding a new coach. Is that because they are prepared to wait for Mourinho? If they don't appoint until the end of the season, don't rule it out.

"There is no way he would walk out on Roma now, but he might if he delivers a Champions League place and a trophy. Chelsea is his home."