ARSENAL legend Patrick Vieira has joined the race to become the new Bournemouth manager.
The former Gunners midfielder is being linked with the role, while ex-Chelsea pair John Terry and Frank Lampard are also being talked up as potential candidates, according to The Mail.
Vieira departed Nice in December after a run of poor resultsCredit: AFP or licensors
The vacancy comes after former Cherries boss Jason Tindall was sacked by the club on Wednesday following just six months in charge.
The south coast side currently sit sixth in the Championship but are coming off the back of four successive league defeats.
Vieira is available for the role having parted ways with Nice in December after two and a half years with the Ligue 1 side.
The 44-year-old guided the French club to a solid seventh place finish in his first season and then pushed on to fifth in his second campaign.
But a run of five straight defeats before Christmas saw his time at Nice come to an end.
Before that Vieira had also taken charge of New York City FC in the MLS for two years.
Meanwhile, former Chelsea boss Lampard is being linked with the Bournemouth job less than two weeks after being sacked by the Blues.
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Terry and Lampard were teammates at Chelsea for more than a decadeCredit: PA:Empics Sport
And Terry is currently a part of Dean Smith’s set-up at Aston Villa but it is widely known he would like to eventually take the top job at a club.
Former Tottenham, Real Madrid and England defender Jonathan Woodgate has been confirmed as Bournemouth’s temporary manager.
The club’s next game comes at home to Birmingham City on Saturday afternoon.
Bournemouth confirm Jonathan Woodgate as temporary manager after Jason Tindall was axed
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
