Gourlay: Chelsea to name new boss in 'weeks'

Interim manager Roberto Di Matteo is a strong favourite to succeed Andre Villas-Boas, who was sacked in March, permanently having guided the Blues to FA Cup and Champions League glory this season.

However, it is still far from certain that the Italian will be handed the role on a full-time basis, having seen the club finish sixth in the Premier League.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.