{"id":60706,"date":"2023-04-24T13:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/24\/chelsea-closing-in-on-appointing-mauricio-pochettino-as-manager\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T13:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:30:03","slug":"chelsea-closing-in-on-appointing-mauricio-pochettino-as-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/24\/chelsea-closing-in-on-appointing-mauricio-pochettino-as-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea closing in on appointing Mauricio Pochettino as manager\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea are closing in on appointing\u00a0Mauricio Pochettino\u00a0as their head coach. Pochettino is the favourite and there is growing confidence talks will end in a successful conclusion.<\/p>\n

The former Tottenham manager, unemployed since leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer,\u00a0emerged as the frontrunner\u00a0after Julian Nagelsmann withdrew from the race at the end of last week.<\/p>\n

Pochettino has held a series of positive talks with Chelsea\u2019s owners and it is understood confirmation of the Argentinian as the permanent successor to Graham Potter could come soon. It has been stressed, though, that the deal is not done and that the club have other candidates in mind in case negotiations collapse.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea\u2019s controlling co-owners, Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, are under pressure to make the right appointment after a chaotic first season. Pochettino, whose links with Spurs are unlikely to be an impediment to his taking the job, would be the third permanent manager to work under this ownership. Chelsea put Frank Lampard in temporary charge after\u00a0firing Potter\u00a0this month.<\/p>\n

Potter, who had been in post for only seven months, had been brought in after the shock\u00a0dismissal of Thomas Tuchel\u00a0last September.<\/p>\n

However, Chelsea, who have spent close to \u00a3600m since last summer, fired the former Brighton manager after a dreadful run. Chelsea lie 11th in the Premier League and are unlikely to be in Europe next season.<\/p>\n

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