Mauricio Pochettino. File.
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Chelsea have reached an settlement to appoint former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino as their manager, Sky Sports and the BBC reported on Sunday.
Pochettino will take cost of the membership on the finish of the season, the reports stated, succeeding Frank Lampard who took over as interim manager at Stamford Bridge final month following the sacking of Graham Potter.
Chelsea have misplaced six of their eight matches underneath Lampard, leaving them eleventh within the league standings and with out European soccer for subsequent season after their quarter-remaining exit from the Champions League.
The London membership received the Champions League in 2021, however will finish this season with none silverware and are stumbling in direction of their worst marketing campaign since 1993-94 once they completed 14th underneath Glenn Hoddle regardless of their new U.S. homeowners’ large outlay on gamers.
Pochettino, who favours a excessive-urgent and attacking model of play, can be tasked with reviving their fortunes.
The 51-yr-outdated Argentine garnered a repute for fostering younger expertise and led Southampton to an eighth-positioned end in his first full season in England earlier than becoming a member of Spurs in 2014.
Under Pochettino, Tottenham reached the 2019 Champions League remaining and have become Premier League title contenders as they completed within the high 4 for 4 straight seasons from 2015-19 earlier than he was fired.
Pochettino joined PSG in January 2021, profitable a French Cup and a Ligue 1 title, however he was sacked after failing to ship within the Champions League.
Reuters has contacted Chelsea for remark.
Chelsea journey to Manchester City and Manchester United, earlier than internet hosting Newcastle United of their remaining recreation of the season.
