Chelsea will not pursue former boss Jose Mourinho following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, according to reports.
The Blues will also not look at bringing back Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte and will instead seek a younger candidate.
Chelsea announced on Tuesday evening that Pochettino had left the club by mutual agreement after less than a year in charge.
The Argentine led the Stamford Bridge side to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League after five successive wins to end the campaign.
Chelsea will not consider Jose Mourinho to replace Mauricio Pochettino
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But it wasn't enough for the Chelsea hierarchy, who met Pochettino on Monday and Tuesday before both parties agreed upon a departure.
Mourinho, Tuchel and Conte, who are all out of work, enjoyed success during spells in west London earlier in their careers.
Tuchel will leave Bayern Munich this summer, while Mourinho was sacked by Roma earlier this year.
Conte hasn't managed since he was fired by Tottenham in the second half of last season.
The Telegraph reports that all three would be interested in a return to the Premier League this summer.
However, the same report says that the experienced trio will not be on the shortlist of Pochettino replacements.
Chelsea's American owners are seeking their third permanent head coach in two years since they bought the club from Roman Abramovich.
And it is claimed they will look for a younger and more progressive coach to take over.
Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeness, Girona's Michel, Ipswich's Kieran McKenna and Leicester's Enzo Maresca are all said to be under consideration.
Hoeness, 42, only took over at Stuttgart last year but led the club to a second-placed finish in the Bundesliga in his first full season in charge.
Michel, 48, has been in charge of Spanish side Girona since 2021 and earned the club Champions League qualification for the first time in their history this season.
Former Manchester United academy coach McKenna is the youngest of the four candidates at 38.
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He has led Ipswich to back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League in the past two seasons.
McKenna has already received interest from Brighton following the departure of Roberto De Zerbi.
Maresca, meanwhile, led Leicester back to the Premier League at the first time of asking in his debut campaign in charge.
The Spaniard's style of play in winning the Championship has earned him admirers.
Chelsea are also set to consider Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna
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The same report says Chelsea want to make an appointment before their non-international players report for pre-season on July 4.
The Blues want a coach with a possession-based brand of football that will also suit the club's star players such as Cole Palmer.
A new coach will be under pressure to qualify for the Champions League and compete for trophies.
