Chelsea Open Talks With Manuel Pellegrini Over Summer Switch to Stamford Bridge: The Daily EPL

Chelsea representatives have had talks with Manuel Pellegrini’s adviser about becoming the next manager of Chelsea Football Club, according to an exclusive in The Telegraph newspaper.

Pellegrini is currently the manager of Malaga, who got knocked out of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final in the last minute against Borussia Dortmund. The Spanish side are banned from playing in the Champions League so a move away from Malaga is to be expected.

According to The Telegraph, “Pellegrini, a Chilean, has no experience of coaching outside of a Spanish-speaking country but he does speak English and the Chelsea hierarchy greatly admire him.”

Here are today’s Premier League news headlines:

• Chelsea open talks with Manuel Pellegrini over summer switch to Stamford Bridge — The Telegraph
• RIP Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams who died of cancer — Liverpool Echo
• Manchester United surpassed by Real Madrid in Forbes football valuation ladder — Sport Business
• Referees need more coaching, says angry Sam Allardyce — Evening Standard
• The Sun apologizes to Joe Hart after story about him parking in disabled spot — Manchester City FC
• One-third of the Guardian’s readers are American, with US traffic growing 37% last year — GigaOm
• Cardiff aim to follow in Swansea’s footsteps in EPL & sign ’12 Michus’ — Telegraph
• David Beckham to become BSkyB sport ambassador — The Guardian
• I don’t know where I stand at Chelsea, reveals John Terry — Evening Standard
• Steven Fletcher undergoes ankle surgery to cure damage he suffered playing for Scotland — BBC Sport
• Fulham have recalled winger Alexander Kacaniklic from his loan spell at Burnley — Sky Sports
• Ajax deny Liverpool have agreed deal to sign midfielder Christian Eriksen — The Independent
• The truth – why the Telegraph dropped Kelvin MacKenzie’s column — The Guardian
• Blatter: Boston bombings a wake-up call for Brazil Confederations Cup — World Football Insider
• Should football clubs be financially rewarded for securing relegation? — Three Match Ban
• Premier League turnover, wages, debt and performance? — The Guardian
• Premier League finances: report reveals £1.6bn spent on wages — The Guardian
• Premier League finances: the full club-by-club breakdown and verdict — The Guardian
• David James: Black managers don’t get jobs because they’re not good enough — The Mail
• Liverpool target Marco Rojas has confirmed he is quitting Melbourne Victory to play in Europe — Sky
• Swansea submit plans to increase Liberty Stadium capacity to 33,000 — Sky Sports

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