OFFICIAL: Chelsea Women's manager Emma Hayes to leave at the end of the season

Emma Hayes will leave Chelsea at the end of the season, the WSL club have announced.

Chelsea say Hayes is departing 'to pursue a new opportunity outside of the WSL and club football.'

The announcement was made shortly after Hayes' Chelsea team won 6-0 at Aston Villa to return to the top of the WSL table.

Chelsea's official statement:

Emma joined the reigning double winners in 2012 and during her tenure with the club won six FA WSL titles, five Women’s FA Cups, two FA Women’s League Cups, one FA Women’s Spring Series trophy and one FA Women’s Community Shield.

Emma guided the team to an historic double on two occasions and achieved one domestic treble.

She has been named FA WSL Manager of the Season on six occasions and LMA WSL Manager of the Season five times. She was inducted into the WSL Hall of Fame in 2021.