Chelsea, Spurs blow as PSG make ‘first contact’ with manager target as ‘eviction’ is ‘considered’

Ligue 1 giants PSG have reportedly made “first contact” with ex-Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann, amid interest from Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

Nagelsmann was sacked by Bayern Munich last month but he is still one of the highest-rated young managers in Europe.

The 35-year-old has lots of options, with a move to Chelsea or Tottenham already being discussed. The Premier League clubs have sacked Graham Potter and Antonio Conte respectively.

Before Potter was dismissed, . He was previously targeted by the club’s hierarchy while he managed RB Leipzig.

Chelsea are now the more likely destination for Nagelsmann, though. On Wednesday morning,

The Blues may have a major job on their hands attracting Nagelsmann, as French journalist Abdellah Boulma is reporting (via Twitter) that he is wanted by PSG.

The club’s current boss – Christophe Galtier – “will no longer” be in charge next season. A “short-term eviction” is being “seriously considered” and they have already “made contact” with Nagelsmann.

Last month, journalist Ben Jacobs explained why Tottenham could slip out of contention to appoint Nagelsmann.

“Tottenham have sensibly put a stop-gap in place [Cristian Stellini], because they realise that many of these elite managers are not going to decide now mid-season,” Jacobs told TEAMtalk.

“They don’t want the gamble of coming in and being judged on basically a handful of games. They would much rather look at the Tottenham project at the end of the season, see whether they’ve got Champions League football, and factor that into their thinking.

“And this is why there are no guarantees for Tottenham, because Julian Nagelsmann will not be short of options. Almost certainly he will have an option that has Champions League Football next season. And if that’s not Tottenham, then they suddenly don’t become front-runners to land somebody like him.

“I think it’ll be the same for Luis Enrique, who has said that he’s very tempted by the Premier League. But is he prepared to join Tottenham as well without Champions League football? The advantage with Enrique is that [Fabio] Paratici likes Enrique and has a relationship with him both personally and professionally. But if Paratici is not there anymore (his position has been called into question this week), it changes the dynamic once again.

“Roberto De Zerbi of Brighton, too, but he only joined in September. So those kinds of names, I think, go on the back burner.”