Chelsea 'agree deal with Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor' to succeed USWNT-bound Emma Hayes this summer

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 leave the club in the summer to become the new United States women's national team head coach.

According to the Telegraph, Chelsea 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 having been due to run until 2025.

Mail Sport understands Chelsea have been pushing to secure an agreement for Bompastor, but Lyon had been determined to keep their head coach

Bompastor has been in charge of Lyon since 2021 after replacing the sacked Jean-Luc Vasseur.

The former French international was promoted from her role in the club's academy.

Her first season was rewarded with Lyon winning an outstanding double consisting of the Division 1 Feminine and the Women’s Champions League where the club beat Barcelona in the final.

Bompastor's attack-minded philosophy has resulted in Lyon becoming one of the women game's most-feared teams after previously winning the league with an unbeaten record during her first full season in charge.

The 43-year-old has led the club to the French title in the last two seasons, as well as the Coupe de France in 2023.

She is the only female head coach to have won the Women’s Champions League in the last 15 years.

Bompastor’s Lyon side overcame 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 pursue a ninth title.

Bompastor could face her future employers with Chelsea facing