Chelsea line up two main candidates to replace Maurizio Sarri

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo and Chelsea great Frank Lampard are in the frame to replace Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge, according to reports.

Nuno Espirito Santo

The Italian has faced increasing pressure in the job in recent months, with supporters protesting against him during an FA Cup defeat to Manchester United last month.

However, The Sun reported on Friday that the former Napoli boss will remain in charge until the end of the season, unless his team are knocked out of the Europa League and their top-four hopes crumble in the Premier League.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.