Luis Enrique remains Chelsea's first choice to be Antonio Conte's permanent replacement but the 47-year-old does not want the job before the end of the season.
The former Barcelona coach is on a year's sabbatical after winning nine trophies in three seasons at the club.
He is extremely reluctant to bring it to a premature end, throwing himself into the daunting task of taking over a squad stretched by an overload of games and low on morale.
He is also keen on bringing in at least some of his former backroom staff from those three seasons at Barcelona but they are currently in the middle of a campaign at Spanish club Celta Vigo.