- Chelsea are not willing to match Luis Enrique's weekly wages and they might not sign him
- Roman Abrahamovic and the board have said they are not willing to break the bank for Enrique
- Antonio Conte has been Chelsea's highest paid manager since winning the Premier League title
Luis Enrique's quest to become next Chelsea manager could hit the rocks because of his high wage demands, the Telegraph reports.
The 49-year-old was on a whopping £16.5million per year at the Nou Camp pocketing over £300,000 weekly.
However, Enrique, attained the status of earning a £300,000 weekly wage after winning two La Liga titles, the Champions League and three Copa del Reys with Barcelona.
According the Telegraph, Roman Abrahamovic and the Chelsea board are unwilling to match the Spaniard’s last pay packet he had with his former employers.
Antonio Conte became Chelsea's highest paid coach in history when his wages was boosted from £6.5m to £9.5m-a-year after winning the Premier League title in the 2016/17 season, but not with an extension.
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The news at Stamford Bridge is saying that the club is understandably not interested in offering the next boss an improvement on that huge figure, until he at least win a tournament.
Even Manchester City mamnager, Pep Guardiola, and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho do not earn what Enrique was earning in his last job.
Conte, who has admitted his side is struggling to secure Champions League football next season, is a heavy favourite to return to his former job as coach of the Italian national team.
Italy chief Alessandro Costacurta told Gazzetta dello Sport as saying: “I haven't chosen yet, but I think Conte is the one who could do the best.
“I’ll definitely talk with him in a couple of months.
“He has already shown he knows how to be national team coach while the others haven't yet.
“That doesn't mean I wouldn't be happy with Mancini or with Ancelotti, although [Ancelotti] seems to have removed himself from consideration.”
Chelsea lost 2-1 to United at Old Trafford, and have a mountain to climb when they face high flying Manchester City at the Etihad at the weekend.
The Blues are 19 points behind City, a gap that is realistically not achievable to close, but Conte and his men will be scrambling for a top four finish in the next eight games.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng