Ten Cate in Chelsea deal

Chelsea confirmed Thursday that they were looking to bring in a foreign coach to work alongside current assistant manager Steve Clarke.

 Tigi Lens, Ten Cate's agent, told the Sun newspaper that it would be his man who gets the job.

 "It's true, we have an agreement with Chelsea.

 "It's an opportunity for him, a challenge for him to work with a big team and work with Avram Grant to build a new team.

 "It's a big opportunity for Henk with big players.

 "Chelsea have spoken to Henk about the matter. There was a conversation, and both the manager (Grant) and Henk are on the same wavelength.

 "They invited Henk to a meeting to talk about technical matters and ask how he sees things and how he wants to play and that was good."

   Lens pointed to Ajax's attacking style in recent times, suggesting that fits with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's apparent desire for entertainment as well as trophies.

DPA