France coach Laurent Blanc is under consideration at Chelsea.

The Mail on Sunday says with Pep Guardiola now expected to stay at Barcelona next season, Blues owner Roman Abramovich is understood to have met France manager Blanc as the Russian looks to appoint his ninth manager in nine years.

Abramovich still has to decide whether to swallow his pride and ask Jose Mourinho back and, while Fabio Capello is said to be keen to return to England, Chelsea's only contact with him was as a possible temporary replacement for Andre Villas Boas until the end of the season. The same applies to Rafa Benitez.