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Apr 20, 2024 · Sonia Bompastor has been linked with replacing Emma Hayes as Chelsea Women's new manager; Bompastor's current side, Lyon, and Chelsea both play in the Champions League semi-finals this...
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- Analysis: Bompastor fits Chelsea's precise wish list
- 'Bompastor would tick all boxes'
Chelsea have approached Lyon head coach Sonia Bompastor to become their new manager.
Current Blues boss Emma Hayes announced she would be leaving the club at the end of the season to take up a position with the USA national team in November.
Negotiations are ongoing but the French coach is the first candidate Chelsea have reached out to.
Bompastor, a Champions League winner as a player and manager, is contracted to the French champions until 2025.
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Image: Sonia Bompastor coached Lyon to Champions League success in 2022
Sky Sports reporter Anton Toloui:
Chelsea's move for Bompastor will come as a surprise for many reasons despite her playing and coaching career.
To approach one of the few teams seen as genuine contenders for the Champions League is a bold one, especially as they could play each other in this year's final.
Bompastor is seen as an exceptionally pragmatic coach, which may be one of the reasons Chelsea are interested, but it will be interesting to see what her vision for a post-Hayes future will be.
Her strategic mind did win Lyon the Champions League in 2022, when her Lyon side outfought and out-thought all-conquering Barcelona.
Image: Chelsea have won six WSL titles dating back to 2015 - they have come out on top in all of the past four seasons
Sky Sports' Laura Hunter:
The rationale behind Chelsea making a beeline for Sonia Bompastor is twofold. The first, and should not be underestimated given Chelsea's recent history, is the fact she's a born winner. That's attractive to a team who have retained a monopoly over domestic silverware for the past five seasons.
In her first full season in charge at Lyon, Bompastor led her side to a league and European double - beating Barcelona 3-1 in the Champions League final, scoring three times inside the opening 33 minutes. She holds an 85 per cent win percentage as manager.
Her record as a player is similar, littered with triumphs and titles, as well as over 150 international caps. The list of achievements is vastly impressive.
Image: Emma Hayes has won everything domestically with Chelsea, but is yet to triumph in Europe
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French football journalist Julien Laurens believes Lyon head coach Sonia Bompastor would be the ideal choice to succeed Emma Hayes as Chelsea manager.
French football expert Julien Laurens speaking live from Paris on Sky Sports News:
"It would be a great choice. She's wonderful, she's had a great impact since she's taken over at Lyon. They play really good football and she's only a young coach.
"For me, she's got all the ingredients to become a top, top head coach. She is already. She speaks English too, so that wouldn't be a barrier.
"It's hard to follow in the steps of Emma Hayes, of course, it would be hard for anybody. But I think Bompastor would be keen for that challenge. She ticks all the boxes to become the next Chelsea manager."
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