Ex-Brazil coach Tite ‘wants to become Chelsea manager and makes interest known’ as race to replace Graham Potter hots up
FORMER Brazil boss Tite is reportedly interested in filling the vacant manager role at Chelsea.
Graham Potter, 47, was sacked from his position at the Blues after the club dropped into the bottom half of the table.
The Stamford Bridge side have already been linked with a host of names to replace the Englishman.
This includes the likes of Mauricio Pochettino, Julian Nagelsmann, Marco Silva and Luis Enrique.
However, another name has now entered the fray as Tite, 61, wants the job, according to The Independent.
The report suggests that the former Brazil coach has “made his interest known” to the club.
It is also claimed that the decision over the next manager will be led by sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, while the “ultimate sing-off” will be from Todd Boehly.
A new manager will be thrown into the deep end as the West London club have a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on the horizon.
Tite left his role as Brazil boss following the side’s World Cup quarter-final exit to Croatia in Qatar.
After the defeat, he said: “As I said, my cycle is over. I said it over a year and a half ago. I’m not a man of two words.”
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Potter has already been approached by Leicester to replace sacked manager Brendan Rodgers.
However, he rejected the advances from the relegation-threatened side as he wants to wait until the summer before making a decision on his future.