Chelsea interest in raiding bitter rivals for highly-rated Premier League manager to replace axed Graham Potter

CHELSEA are interested in raiding rivals Fulham for manager Marco Silva to replace Graham Potter, according to reports.

The Blues sacked the 47-year-old with the team languishing in eleventh place in the Premier League table.

Potter‘s nightmare reign ended after just six months, having won just seven times in 22 games in charge.

Averaging 1.27 points per game, he is the club’s joint-worst boss with Glenn Hoddle in the Premier League era.

To replace him, Silva has emerged as a shock candidate to take over at Chelsea.

claim owner Todd Boehly has the Portuguese boss’ name in his list of potential targets.

Silva is enjoying a great spell at Fulham, guiding the club to promotion to the top-flight and the Cottagers sit tenth in the hunt for a European spot.

He is also offers Prem experience after being in the dugout at Hull, Watford and Everton.

Reports also suggest that ex-Bayern Munich manager Julian Nageslmann and former boss Mauricio Pochettino remain in contention for the job.

For now, Bruno Saltor is in charge and could supposedly remain in the position until the end of the season.

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Meanwhile, Potter could be set for a swift return to management with him being eyed by Leicester after they sacked Brendan Rodgers.

It is currently unclear whether he is open to a swift return to management or not.