Football: Chelsea lining up £8million Blanc, says report

It did not give any indication of whether Blanc was keen on the Chelsea job.

LONDON: Chelsea are willing to make Laurent Blanc the highest paid manager in English football after identifying the France coach as the frontrunner for the vacancy at Stamford Bridge, reported The Times. Chelsea were ready to offer Blanc a staggering £8 million annual salary if he stepped down from his position with France after the European Championships. According to the newspaper, ‘intermediaries acting on behalf’ of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had made initial contact with Blanc’s camp last week to see if the former France captain was interested in the role. Meanwhile, the report did not give any indication of whether Blanc, whose contract with France runs out after Euro 2012, was keen on the Chelsea job.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 28^th, 2012.