Chelsea goalkeeping coach Henrique Hilario resigns to join Thomas Tuchel at England

Tuchel, who worked with the erstwhile Blues keeper during his Champions League-winning tenure astatine Stamford Bridge, volition commencement enactment with the Three Lions connected January 1 and wants Hilario arsenic portion of his unit aft the erstwhile goalkeeping coach, Martyn Margetson, near with Gareth Southgate.

Hilario spent 8 years astatine Chelsea arsenic a player, winning the FA Cup twice, earlier returning arsenic portion of Antonio Conte’s backroom squad successful 2016.

Last month, Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca denied that determination had been immoderate ceremonial attack for Hilario from the Football Association, but confirmed helium would not basal successful the Portuguese’s mode should helium privation to instrumentality the role.

“We are open-minded successful presumption of allowing radical to instrumentality chances,” Maresca said. “Also, we are blessed to support radical that privation to stay. The ones that privation to go, they tin go.”

Tuchel has already raided Chelsea once, with show expert James Melbourne having already near the club, portion the German’s adjunct volition beryllium English manager Anthony Barry, different erstwhile Chelsea employee.

It appears improbable that the Blues volition straight regenerate Hilario, fixed the fig of goalkeeping specialists already connected Maresca’s staff. Michele De Bernardin is besides listed arsenic a goalkeeping coach, portion Maresca’s adjunct is Willy Caballero, the erstwhile Chelsea, Manchester City and Argentina ’keeper.