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Chelsea hold talks with Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim as they widen their search for Graham Potter's successor with Luis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann also among the leading candidates to take over this summer

Chelsea have spoken to Sporting Lisbon’s highly-rated manager Ruben Amorim in their ongoing search for a permanent successor to Graham Potter.

Amorim, 38, was among the names Chelsea’s chiefs were keen to discuss the vacancy with in what they intend to be an ‘exhaustive’ hunt for a new manager.

Chelsea were already determined not to rush the process and the appointment of Frank Lampard on a caretaker basis has granted them further time and room to carry out a thorough search.

Julian Nagelsmann, available after leaving Bayern Munich, and former Spain boss Luis Enrique, also out of work, are two leading candidates with both having also been spoken to.