Chelsea remain in talks with Mauricio Pochettino over becoming their new manager but the club have not yet ruled out other candidates.
Former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann has reportedly pulled out of the race to become Chelsea's new coach.
Thiago Silva has urged Chelsea's owners to "stop and put a strategy in place" in order to prevent the club's slump stretching into next season.
Former England striker Michael Owen has claimed Chelsea have made a "real expensive mistake" with their £600million spending spree.
Chelsea's last hope of salvaging their season slipped away as Real Madrid completed a 4-0 aggregate victory to dump Frank Lampard's side out of the Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti warned that Chelsea will see their Champions League quarter-final second-leg meeting against his Real Madrid side as a "great opportunity" to turn a disappointing season around.