Never far from a Tweet - Joey Barton has thrown his two-pennyworth into the ring to fill the hotseat at Chelsea vacated by Jose Mourinho.

The Premier League Champions boss was handed his P45 this afternoon after a shocking start to the defence of his title, and another 'ex' - this time the former QPR midfielder, now with Burnley, believes that apart from the usual suspects, Diego Simeone would be a good fit in SW6.

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Reports suggest the Atletico Madrid boss has already been sounded out by the Blues, but that it would take £15million exchanging hands to break his contract in the Spanish capital.

Barton unsurprisingly nominates Pep Guardiola as the other choice after the Bayern Munich boss and ex-Barcelona champion declared his intention to leave the German giants at the end of the season,

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