Emma Hayes has dismissed suggestions that her immediate future could be far from Chelsea after lifting her 13th major trophy with the club on Sunday.
The Blues beat Manchester City 3–2 in the FA Cup Final to complete a domestic double and successfully defend the competition for the first time in their history.
talking during bbc sportCovering the final of the final, former Arsenal and England full-back Alex Scott pondered whether Hayes would want to be the manager to rebuild the Chelsea squad in the years to come, or whether he thinks he has taken the club as far as he can. may.
Initially asked about his future, Hayes gave an ambiguous response and shifted the focus to Ji So-yun, Jonna Andersson, and Drew Spence, who will all be leaving the club in the summer. However, she later clarified that she has a contract with Chelsea and was puzzled about the source of the speculation.
“I think when it comes to my future, you ask me this question every time we win,” Hayes said.
“Not that I come in here disrespecting the question, but I think this has to be about the departure of the three players rather than my future, for the simple reason that it’s not about me. It’s about Ji, it’s about Jonna, it’s about Drew. Today is about these three human beings.
“Everyone knows that I have a contract at Chelsea, so what is the speculation? Is there a job that you guys are telling me I’m going to look for that I don’t know about? As far as I’m concerned, I don’t know.” I don’t have to end the speculation: I’m under contract at Chelsea and there’s nothing to talk about.”
A new era at Chelsea will begin in the summer, with Todd Boehly’s consortium set to complete its takeover of the club in May. Hayes met the incoming owner at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Friday and revealed the pair had spent a “lovely” couple of hours together.
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