Argentinean Mauricio Pochettino, the former technical director of Paris Saint-Germain, has reportedly signed contracts to take over the technical management of the English Chelsea team to take over from Frank Lampard, the Blues’ interim manager.
Chelsea started the season under the technical management of German Thomas Tuchel before he was sacked to sign former Brighton manager Graham Potter before he was sacked and Frank Lampard was named interim manager for the end of the current season.
Pochettino’s appointment as Blues manager is expected to be officially announced within 48 hours, with a contract that runs until 2026, according to reports, as the season ends for the London club today against Newcastle United in the last round of the English Championship. Premier League.
Mauricio Pochettino has been without a club since he left PSG after the end of last season in June 2022 and has managed to outdo Julian Nagelsmann, Luis Enrique and others who were candidates to take charge of Chelsea from next season.
Chelsea will end the season at best in eleventh place if they beat Newcastle and Crystal Palace today and could end the season in fourteenth place on Wolverhampton and West Ham United.
Mauricio Pochettino has officially become the head coach of Chelsea.
Mauricio Pochettino has finally signed a contract new Chelsea head coach following a verbal agreement reached 2 weeks ago. ????????✍???? #CFC
The official statement is ready, he starts work at Chelsea. manager next a week.
The contract will be valid until June 2026.
Here it is confirmed. rice.twitter.com/7BaBpimsFm
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 28, 2023
According to a reliable Italian journalist Fabrizio RomanoAs in several press reports (British Daily Mail – Spanish Relevo), Pochettino signed as the new Chelsea manager after the two sides reached a verbal agreement two weeks ago.
Reports indicated that the official announcement of Pochettino’s appointment was ready, on the condition that the coach starts work from next week.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the contract will be valid until June 2026.
Mauricio Pochettino coaching career in the English Premier League
Pochettino previously managed Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in England and led the latter to the Champions League final in 2018-2019.
And the London team is guaranteed not to participate in the European Championship next season, as they are in twelfth place in the English Premier League standings with 43 points before the final round of the competition.
