AVB and Rodgers linked as speculation over Mourinho’s position continues

Brendan Rodgers and Andre Villas-Boas are among those now being touted as a possible replacement for Jose Mourinho at Chelsea.

There has been speculation that Mourinho could lose his job as Blues boss if his team are beaten by Liverpool on Saturday.[phone][/phone]

Rodgers was recently sacked by Liverpool and the Belfast Telegraph claims the Northern Irishman could take over at Stamford Bridge on an interim basis.

And Metro have picked up on a report on a Spanish website which claimed former Chelsea manager Villas-Boas, who was sacked by the club in 2012 and is now at Zenit St Petersburg, could even be a contender should Mourinho leave.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that Chelsea want Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Alex Teixeira.

It comes after the 25-year-old was quoted by Ukrainian media as saying: “I have an offer.

“It was a pleasure to know that Chelsea wants to sign me. It would be great if the transfer already happens in January.”

And the Daily Express continues to link Chelsea with a January move for Paul Pogba, whose agent has suggested that the midfielder could leave Juventus in January.