After talking about a long-term project, Mauricio Pochettino "agrees" to take the Chelsea position.
Mauricio Pochettino, a former player for Tottenham, has verbally agreed to become Chelsea's next permanent manager at Stamford Bridge, which is likely to become the greatest nightmare of Tottenham fans.
Mauricio Pochettino reportedly verbally accepted to become Chelsea's new manager this week after having additional discussions with the team.
An official announcement is anticipated before the end of the season, and the Blues hope to have the transaction finalised by the end of the week.
Pochettino, who has been unemployed since leaving PSG last year, met with Chelsea executives on Monday in Spain after a series of encouraging exchanges that helped him edge over candidates like Vincent Kompany, Julian Nagelsmann, and Luis Enrique for the vacant managerial position.
According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, just the "final details" need to be worked out, and both the manager and the club expect to reach a deal quickly.
Even if Pochettino's appointment is announced prior to the end of the season, it is reported that interim manager Frank Lampard would continue to lead Chelsea.
The Blues have already made two unofficial approaches to the former Tottenham manager, first in 2020 and then again in 2022 after Thomas Tuchel left.
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Mauricio Pochettino reportedly verbally accepted to become Chelsea's new manager this week after having additional discussions with the team.
An official announcement is anticipated before the end of the season, and the Blues hope to have the transaction finalised by the end of the week.
Pochettino, who has been unemployed since leaving PSG last year, met with Chelsea executives on Monday in Spain after a series of encouraging exchanges that helped him edge over candidates like Vincent Kompany, Julian Nagelsmann, and Luis Enrique for the vacant managerial position.
According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, just the "final details" need to be worked out, and both the manager and the club expect to reach a deal quickly.
Even if Pochettino's appointment is announced prior to the end of the season, it is reported that interim manager Frank Lampard would continue to lead Chelsea.
Owner Todd Boehly has taken notice of his reputation for developing young players, enhancing players, and playing attractive football. Boehly was especially taken aback by the thorough, long-term plans he provided for a number of Chelsea players.
Pochettino will be the fifth manager in the Boehly era, which is still young—less than a year old, to be exact. Pochettino's innovative five-year tenure at Tottenham implies he will likely be a good fit for the American billionaire's desire to employ someone who can lead a long-term project.
Without a doubt, he is the finest Tottenham manager of the Premier League era. He transformed the north London club from top four contenders to Premier League and Champions League contenders while working with a (quite) limited budget.
Despite having led the team to their first-ever Champions League final a few months earlier, he was fired in November 2019 due to the team's poor start to the season. He joined PSG just over a year later. He won three significant awards there in just 18 months, but he was fired in June 2022, just a few weeks after winning the Ligue 1 championship.
