Former Chelsea star, Andy Townsend has named the manager to replace Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge.
Townsend sees former Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers as the next manager if the Blues sack Maresca.
Townsend believes that Rodgers is more than capable of making it back to the English top flight.
He told BoyleSports that the former Leicester City manager would be tempted by the Chelsea job and could be a good fit.
He added that Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola could also be a good choice for the Blues.
He said, “Brendan Rodgers is more than capable of getting Premier League jobs given what he did at Liverpool and Leicester and then had even more success at Celtic.
“He might even fancy a stint abroad, but this time he won’t leave Celtic for a Leicester, I think he took it loud and clear when he first left the club and he got a lot of stick. I don't see him walking out of where he is.
“They did really well in the Champions League and I was really impressed with the way they went about it and the way they played.
“I think he would like to build on that naturally for next season. But say the Chelsea job becomes available, he’d be tempted and you understand.
“It would’ve been the same if Eddie Howe had taken the England job. But if Andoni Iraola leaves Bournemouth, I don’t think he’d go for that role, as good as Bournemouth are.”
Rodgers was a former manager for the Chelsea youth side from 2006 to 2008.
Since then he has coached Watford, Reading, Swansea City, Liverpool, and Leicester City in England and Celtic twice.
