RB Leipzig have made it clear they will not let their highly-rated young manager Julian Nagelsmann leave mid-season as the German side sit second in the Bundesliga, according to Sky Sports.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may have to wait until the summer if he wants Nagelsmann to be his next permanent manager.

Leipzig entertain Liverpool next month in the Round of 16 in the Champions League and sit four points behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, believing they can land their first league title in the club’s brief 11-year history.

Chelsea and the Red Bull organisation enjoy excellent relations, having traded Timo Werner and Ethan Ampadu in recent years.

Despite that, it remains unlikely that Leipzig’s CEO Oliver Mintzlaff will sanction Nagelsmann’s departure, if Frank Lampard were to leave Stamford Bridge.

Leipzig, however, do have a ready-made replacement in RB Salzburg’s highly-rated boss, Jesse Marsch.

The American coach was assistant to Nagelsmann’s predecessor Ralf Rangnick at Leipzig – and is widely tipped to succeed Nagelsmann whenever he leaves.

Being part of the same RB group also means Leipzig will have no additional compensation costs to pay to another club for their manager.

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