Chelsea ‘agree deal with Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor’ to succeed USWNT-bound Emma Hayes this summer
- Current Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is leaving to become USWNT boss
- An agreement has reportedly been reached for Bompastor to join this summer
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Chelsea have reportedly agreed a deal with Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor to succeed the departing Emma Hayes at the end of the season.
The Blues have been searching for Hayes’ replacement after she announced she would be leaving the club this summer to become the new head coach of the US women’s national team.
According to The telegraphChelsea have now agreed a deal for Bompastor and her assistant Camille Abily to join the club this summer.
Compensation has reportedly been agreed with the French side, with Bompastor’s contract set to run until 2025.
Mail Sport understands Chelsea have been pushing to secure a deal for Bompastor, but Lyon had been determined to keep their manager
Chelsea have reportedly reached an agreement with Sonia Bompastor to succeed Emma Hayes
Hayes is leaving Chelsea to become US national manager after a trophy-laden spell at the club
Bompastor has been in charge of Lyon since 2021 after replacing the sacked Jean-Luc Vasseur.
The former France international was promoted from his role in the club’s academy.
Her first season was rewarded with Lyon winning a superb double consisting of the Division 1 Feminine and Women’s Champions League, with the club beating Barcelona in the final.
Bompastor’s attack-minded philosophy has seen Lyon become one of the women’s game’s most feared sides after previously winning the league with an unbeaten record during his first full season in charge.
The 43-year-old has led the club to the French title in the past two seasons, as well as the Coupe de France in 2023.
Bompastor has won the women’s Champions League as both player and manager
She is the only female head coach to have won the Women’s Champions League in the last 15 years.
Bompastor’s Lyon side beat Barcelona 3-1 in the 2022 final in Turin.
Lyon face rivals PSG in an all-French women’s Champions League semi-final this month as the record winners chase a ninth title.
Bompastor can meet his future employers with Chelsea against Barcelona in the second semi-final.