You know how it works in the big club manager old boys network- the same names continue to get recycled. According to multiple reports, Mauricio Pochettino is close to becoming the next manager of Chelsea FC.
The Argentine’s last gig was leading Paris Saint-Germain.
?Mauricio Pochettino will be Chelsea’s manager next season. ??? #CFC [MARCA] pic.twitter.com/owNptAnUwM
— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) April 24, 2023
You can see more about the situation, via the tweet above, which cites Spanish outlet MARCA. And according to The Guardian: “Pochettino is the favourite and there is growing confidence talks will end in a successful conclusion.”
Chelsea have fired not one, but two managers this season. First you had Thomas Tuchel (who replaced Nagelsmann at Bayern- see it’s all just a coaching carousel) on September 7 and then Graham Potter in April. So in other words, the Todd Boehly era is off to a terrible start, as this club will finish on the second page of the standings for the first time in close to three decades.
Yikes!
Mauricio Pochettino would join Jose Mourinho in the “managed both Chelsea and Tottenham in recent years club,” because again, this business is all about re-treading.
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