Chelsea agree deal for Mauricio Pochettino to become manager: Reports

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LONDON – Chelsea have reached an agreement to appoint former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino as their manager, Sky Sports, The Athletic and the BBC reported on Sunday. Pochettino will take charge of the club at the end of the season, the...

Pochettino, who favours a high-pressing and attacking style of play, will be tasked with reviving Chelsea’s fortunes.

The 51-year-old Argentinian garnered a reputation for fostering young talent and led Southampton to an eighth-placed finish in his first full season in England before joining Spurs in 2014.and became Premier League title contenders as they finished in the top four for four straight seasons from 2015-19 before he was fired.winning a French Cup and a Ligue 1 title, but he was sacked after failing to deliver in the Champions League.

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville told Sky Sports: “Based on what Boehly has said, Chelsea have done their spending for the next three years – apart from signing a centre-forward. “If they appoint Zinedine Zidane, Luis Enrique or Diego Simeone, they’re going to want to have another £300m as they won’t like some of the players they’ve previously 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 that man is Mauricio Pochettino.”Chelsea travel to Manchester City and Manchester United, before hosting Newcastle United in their final game of the season.Said Lampard: “You need to be killers at the top end of the pitch. Right now, we don’t have enough of that.” - REUTERS

 

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