Chelsea have made contact with Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri to take over as manager next summer from Guus Hiddink who would be leaving.
Massimo Allegri
Allegri replaced Antonio Conte as the Old Lady’s coach in the summer of 2014 and immediately led the club to a League and Cup double and the Champions League final in his first season in charge.
This season did not start brightly for Allegri and his charges after selling the likes of Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal in the summer, however the team have won ten league matches on the bounce.
According to the Sun, Chelsea have contacted the Italian tactician to replace Guus Hiddink who is in on interim basis after he replaced Jose Mourinho who was sacked late last year.
Allegri, 48 who has won two Serie A titles – with AC Milan and Juventus revealed his openness to move to the Blue half of London during talks with Chelsea’s representatives.
Guus Hiddink leaves Stamford bridge after a match
Chelsea had reportedly been interested in appointing Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone but have since decided otherwise after club owner Roman Abramovich deemed his methods too confrontational.
The Blues were also reportedly keeping an eye on Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola but the Spaniard is destined for Manchester City.
Chelsea are reportedly willing to offer Allegri around £6m-a-year – which is more than double his current salary.
Abramovich is also willing to spend big prepared to spend big to overhaul the squad which has mounted the worst title defence in Premier League history.
Hiddink has meanwhile revealed the two dates he has put in mind to that will decide when he will leave the reigning Premier League champions are the Champions League and FA Cup final dates if the club meets the two.
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