Axed Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri is desperate to land the Chelsea job.

The Irish Independent says Chelsea have been deliberating over a number of potential candidates, including former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, but ex-Napoli boss Sarri is pushing hard to land the job.

Sarri has employed an English-based intermediary to try to convince Chelsea he is the right candidate to succeed Antonio Conte, who is expected to be sacked.

Agents for Sarri were in London yesterday meeting with Chelsea officials for over seven hours.

Zenit St Petersburg have offered Sarri a £5.2 million-a-year (€5.9m) contract and want an answer by the weekend, but Sarri is waiting to on Chelsea to make a firm offer.