Thomas Tuchel will NOT replace Mauricio Pochettino as Kieran McKenna, Eddie Howe and Roberto De Zerbi are admired by Chelsea

Chelsea have no plans to re-appoint Thomas Tuchel as coach after the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, talkSPORT understands.

Champions League winner Tuchel is keen to return to the Premier League and would consider a return to Stamford Bridge, but that sentiment is not shared by the Blues hierarchy.

He won the Champions League with the Blues in 2021 and led them to two FA Cup finals, but was sacked by Todd Boehly and company in September 2022.

This season, the German oversaw Bayern MunichThe team finished third in the Bundesliga and ended a streak of 11 consecutive league wins.

Chelsea However, I admire Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna as they want to hire a younger manager.

talkSPORT understands Brighton are the favorites However, for his signature, the Seagulls are looking for a replacement for the now deceased boss. Roberto De Zerbi.

De Zerbi had two years left on his contract on the south coast, but surprised fans by deciding to shorten his stay there, with club announces its decision one on the eve of the end of the season.

Chelsea's Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have a long-standing interest in the Italian.

However, the Blues would still have to pay compensation to Brighton to bring him in even though he left at the end of the season.

The Seagulls previously received more than £21m in compensation from the Blues when they lured Graham Potter and his staff away from the AMEX in 2022.

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Blues bosses Boehly and Eghbali also admire Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and Sebastian Hoeness of Stuttgart, the latter leading his team to finish second in the Bundesliga this season.

Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim is also on their list but is unlikely to be interested in a move to Stamford Bridge having rejected their overtures last summer.

Sources close to him say it is unlikely he wants the job.

Brentford's Thomas Frank also fits Chelsea's criteria.

The Blues confirmed that Pochettino had left the club by mutual agreement in a shocking announcement Tuesday night.

Ending Pochettino's contract a year early will cost Chelsea around £3m and the players are sad to see his departure following a tense two-day performance review with Boehly and Eghbali.

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Pochettino wanted an extension to his contract and greater involvement in recruitment, something Boehly and Egbhali were reluctant to accept.