He’s Bluey Van Gaal

Italian leaves. Van Gaal, 66, is looking for a shortterm job – and is desperate to have another crack at the Premier League after being axed by Manchester United in 2016, just a day after winning the FA Cup.

If Chelsea and Conte part company, LVG would offer a safe pair of hands until the end of the season, when the Blues would make a permanent appointment.

Van Gaal has said: “I’d be interested in a Premier League club where I’d have the chance to get one over on Manchester United.”

He missed out on taking Australia to the World Cup when they appointed fellow Dutchman Bert van Marwijk.