Frank Lampard will apparently be replaced at the end of the current campaign by the former Tottenham manager.
According to reports, Chelsea will soon choose Mauricio Pochettino as their manager.
The former Tottenham manager and the Blues have reached a contract agreement, according to reports in various media outlets on Saturday night.
At the conclusion of the season, the 51-year-old Argentinean would succeed Frank Lampard, who was serving as interim manager.
The club has not provided a confirmation. Chelsea has been contacted by the PA news agency.
Graham Potter was fired by Chelsea in April after just seven months of his five-year contract due to a run of poor performance, and the club is now looking for a new full-time manager.
Despite Lampard's interim appointment as manager, the squad's problems have persisted, and they currently sit 11th in the Premier League. Lampard previously led the team from 2019 to 21.
Pochettino is available after leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer. He guided Tottenham to the 2019 Champions League final before being fired later that year.
next a last round of negotiations, Chelsea anticipates announcing the hiring of new manager Mauricio Pochettino early the next week, 90min knows.
After Julian Nagelsmann withdrew from negotiations and Pochettino was putting the finishing touches on his hiring at Stamford Bridge, the Blues made him their primary target.
At the beginning of the month, the parties reached an in-principle agreement on the terms, and 90min understands that the last-minute specifics regarding the backroom staff and the agreed-upon hierarchical structure at the club are currently being worked out.
Chelsea's recent poor performance, a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Saturday, will make Pochettino's hiring a welcome relief.
Pochettino expressed his opinions about Chelsea's existing roster during negotiations as the Blues look to have a better season in 202324.
Numerous players have already joined Chelsea under the new ownership, but more signings might happen this summer as well, with players showing interest in stars like Dusan Vlahovic, Moises Caicedo, and Declan Rice.
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