Chelsea have no plans to go back to Thomas Tuchel, Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte as they start the process of replacing Mauricio Pochettino.

As exclusively first revealed by Telegraph Sport, Pochettino left Chelsea by mutual consent on Tuesday after one year at the club as head coach.

That means the Clearlake Capital-Todd Boehly owners are seeking their third permanent head coach in two years after buying Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.

Former Chelsea managers Tuchel, Mourinho and Conte are all out of work and would all be interested in a return to the Premier League this summer.

But Chelsea are expected to go for a younger and, in their view, more progressive coach with Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness, Girona’s Michel, Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna, who has been targeted by Brighton, and Leicester City’s Enzo Maresca all likely to be among the names under consideration.

Brentford’s Thomas Frank is another manager Chelsea will have on their list of candidates, but Vincent Kompany, who made the three-man shortlist before Pochettino’s appointment, is not thought to be of interest at this time.