Chelsea are close to appointing Laurent Blanc as their manager this summer after talks over the last two days.
The Blues were heavily linked with Maurizio Sarri but they are not willing to pay the Napoli manager’s £7 million release fee.
Blanc is a free agent and the Londoners are looking to take advantage of his situation and seal the appointment on a bargain.
Chelsea will have to shell out £9 million to compensate Antonio Conte for the final year of his contract though.
As per the reports, Laurent Blanc wants the former Marseille and Lille coach Franck Passi as his assistant at Chelsea next season.