Chelsea: Mauricio Pochettino will replicate Tottenham's feat as four players are tipped to dominate the coming era
The new manager is prepared to employ some fresh players in west London along with his Spurs playbook.
The on-loan Brighton defender Levi Colwill is one of the homegrown players that Mauricio Pochettino wants to use as the foundation of his Chelsea team.
Pochettino has already started evaluating the Blues' bloated roster in advance of a vital summer in the transfer market. He is finally expected to be named as the club's new head coach this week.
According to reports, the Argentine has named a number of players who could be crucial to his ambition, including center back Colwill, who will return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the current campaign, midfielders Conor Gallagher and Mason Mount, and fullback Reece James.
The club, which was considering selling a handful of academy grads in the summer as they start to cut the team and balance the finances, may change its mind in response to his plans.
Despite considerable interest from Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle, Mount, 24, has one year left on his contract and was anticipated to leave his hometown club in the summer. However, Pochettino is likely to advocate offering him a new contract.
Pochettino's appointment may also provide Gallagher with a lifeline at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea allowed proposals for the England international in January.
Newcastle was interested in hiring Gallagher, but the Blues did not want to part ways with a player mid-season to a rumored competitor in Europe. The 23-year-old wants to stay at Chelsea under a boss who trusts him because his high-octane attitude seems to fit Pochettino well.
Pochettino is prioritizing a goalkeeper and striker in the summer, but the former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain manager is also keen in bringing in a new midfielder, which may have an impact on the futures of Mount and Gallagher.
Despite an amazing breakthrough season on loan at the south coast, Colwill's future seemed unknown.
The 20-year-old has two years left on his contract, but a one-year extension will automatically kick in if he makes 15 Premier League games for the Blues. Manchester City, Liverpool, and Brighton have all expressed interest in the player.
Colwill, who is vying for an England call-up, was brilliant for Brighton in their 3-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday.
Pochettino is believed to have been pleased by the England youth international. He wants regular first-team action, but it is unclear if he can get along with left-footed center-back Benoit Badiashile, who was signed for £32.7 million.
After spending more than £600 million on new players in the previous two transfer windows, there has been speculation that Chelsea may try to cash in on homegrown stars in order to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
Under the new UEFA FFP regulations, selling certain indigenous stars would be considered pure profit, making it simpler for the club to balance its accounts.
Although the club could still generate money by unloading Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, among others, Pochettino may take a different strategy to the summer given his desire to duplicate what he accomplished at Spurs by building his squad around a collection of bright, homegrown stars.
Pochettino wants to give each player in the squad a fresh start and an opportunity to shine, but the club is under pressure to sell players by June 30 in order to incorporate the transactions in their 2022–23 financial statements. Therefore, the incoming head coach might have to decide quickly which players he's willing to let go in the upcoming six weeks.
When Pochettino arrived at Spurs in 2014, he promptly cut loose underwhelming senior players and assembled a squad around youngsters who had all attended the club's academy, including Harry Kane, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend, Nabil Bentaleb, and Danny Rose.
The following year, rising English players Kyle Walker, Eric Dier, and Dele Alli were all on his title-challenging team.
