Chelsea will find ‘no better man’ than Ajax boss Erik ten Hag to be their next manager, talkSPORT told

Ajax manager Erik ten Hag would be the perfect man to be Chelsea’s next manager, talkSPORT has been told.

The Blues look set to be searching for a new boss for the second consecutive summer, with Maurizio Sarri heavily linked with the vacant Juventus job after winning the Europa League in his first season at Stamford Bridge.

Rumours have already been circulating as to who Chelsea may replace him with, including club legend Frank Lampard.

However, French football journalist Julien Laurens believes Ten Hag would be an ideal fit for the club.

He led Ajax to a domestic double and to the Champions League semi-final, where they came seconds from reaching the final – before conceding a heartbreaking last-minute goal against Tottenham.

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Ten Hag also helped develop a number of young first-team players, most notably Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt.

Speaking to Natalie Sawyer on talkSPORT, Laurens said: “It’s a huge summer for Chelsea.

“It’s a key time to decide what direction they go in this summer and with who they go into that new direction with.

“I think Sarri will go to Juventus, so the new manager will be massive. They can’t get this one wrong.

“Either they bring through their young players or they hope for the best and the transfer ban gets frozen so they can a bit of money.

“They could try to go for Erik ten Hag at Ajax. His English is perfect and Chelsea have got this amazing academy, with players like Mason Mount and others.

“You can always convince someone to leave, wherever they are. He might feel he’s taken this Ajax to the best of his ability, especially considering De Jong and De Ligt are going to leave, and probably Ziyech and a couple more.

“Maybe he feels this is the right time to go somewhere else?

“I’m not saying Chelsea WILL go for him or that he will say yes, but if that’s the direction you want to take, there’s no better man than Erik ten Hag to get all those young players through.”

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