Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino is not using an agent as he negotiates the finer points of his appointment as Chelsea’s next head coach and a fifth successive defeat might allow the Argentine to name his price.
Pochettino is on the brink of becoming the permanent successor to Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge ,
With Chelsea expected to wrap up the deal by the end of the week or early next week.
With Chelsea’s season effectively over and there is no time pressure on Pochettino or the club to confirm his appointment,
But they desperately need some good news after Brentford became the latest team to beat them.
This is fast becoming one of the most embarrassing seasons in modern history for Chelsea,
With the team yet to register a single point under caretaker manager Frank Lampard and a victory.
Chelsea are now only 10 points above third-from-bottom Leicester City and on the verge of facing relegation.
With Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United still to play.
While most managers and coaches have an agent to negotiate their contracts and deal with approaches from clubs, Pochettino represents himself.
It is understood that the Argentine has not drafted in any of the “super agents” to negotiate his Chelsea deal .
So him and his assistant Jesus Perez leading talks to negotiate and talk out the deal.
Pochettino is expected to take over at Chelsea with at least four members of staff,
Including Perez, Miguel D’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and son Sebastiano Pochettino.
Chelsea target Roméo Lavia is a “good fit” for the west London club and Mauricio Pochettino, believes journalist Dean Jones.
Targets
The Blues, who look set to appoint Pochettino as their new manager.
One of several Premier League sides who is to be in interest in the Southampton midfielder.
While Lavia is with a move to Chelsea,
There’s been a lot of talk about Mateo Kovačić leaving the west London . We’ll see what happens at the end of the season .
Lavia is still just 19 years of age, but he’s played plenty of football in the Premier League this season and has a lot of talent.
As per Transfermarkt, he made his 20th start in the competition against Arsenal last week.
The transfer insider said: “If Pochettino does go there, Lavia would be a good fit for the project. He’s been on Chelsea’s radar for a while anyway — we know that — so it wouldn’t be a complete surprise if they look to pull something like this off.
