Mauricio Pochettino: Chelsea set to nominate former Tottenham Hotspur boss as new head coach

Chelsea soccer membership will appoint former Tottenham Hotspur boss, Mauricio Pochettino as their subsequent head coach.

The 51-year-old will completely succeed Graham Potter, who was dismissed initially of April after lower than seven months accountable for the membership, Sky Sports News understands.

Frank Lampard’s position as caretaker supervisor will even come to an finish on the finish of this season.

Taking on the position, Mr Pochettino could have his work reduce out.

Despite spending £600m within the final switch home windows, Chelsea are at the moment within the backside half of the Premier League, and can finish the season with out a trophy.

The workforce will even not play within the European competitors subsequent season.

Paul Gilmour, Sky Sports reporter, mentioned the selection of the Argentine was “surreal” however Mr Pochettino “knows how to bring a group of players together. He is very much a people person, somebody who can galvanise and work with what he has got”.

Mr Pochettino has been out of labor since being sacked by Paris Saint-Germain final summer time after 18 months in cost.

Before that, he managed Chelsea’s London rivals, Spurs, for 5 years till November 2019, however did not win a trophy for the north London membership.

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville mentioned the fitting alternative has been made, given the profile of gamers that Chelsea have signed.

“They’ve got to appoint a manager who is going to inherit and like the squad that they’ve got – a lot of them are young – and I think that man is Mauricio Pochettino,” he mentioned.